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chair lift

/chair-lift/US // ˈtʃɛərˌlɪft //UK // (ˈtʃɛəˌlɪft) //

升降椅,椅子升降机,椅式升降机,椅式电梯

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a series of chairs suspended from an endless cable driven by motors, for conveying skiers up the side of a slope.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • My savings sat untouched, and I survived off the wages I made operating chairlifts in Queenstown, New Zealand, and serving barbecue in Aspen, Colorado.

  • My season was built on a foundation of deep, fulfilling conversations on skin tracks and chairlifts.

  • The last run of the day I throw caution to the wind and abandon the beginner lifts in the base area in favor of the chairlift to the top.

  • I remember looking out the window of the condo that first evening and seeing the chairlift, wondering how people managed to stay on it on the way down the mountain.

  • Smart skiers will travel in tight groups so they can ride chairlifts together and avoid getting divided by the lifts’ own 50 percent capacity policy.

  • Ninety minutes later, Scheunemann told the organizers of the ski club about the chairlift incident.