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porter
n
1 person whose job is carrying people´s luggage and other loads, eg in railway stations, airports, hotels, markets, etc 搬运工, 脚夫(如於车站、 机场、 旅馆、 市场等处的)
a hospital porter 医院中任搬运工作的勤杂工.
2 (US) attendant in a sleeping-car or parlour-car on a train (铁路之卧车或特等客车上的)列车员, 服务员.
porter n (Brit) (US doorman) person whose job is to be on duty at the entrance to a hotel, large building, etc (旅馆、 大建筑物等的)门卫, 门房, 守门人
The hotel porter will call a taxi for you. 旅馆的门卫可以给你叫计程车.
porter n [U]
(esp formerly) type of dark-brown bitter beer (尤指旧时的)黑啤酒.
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