“手扶電梯”用英語是“escalator”，發音為：英[?esk?le?t?(r)]，美[?sk?let?]
“直上直落的電梯”用英語是“elevator”和“lift”。“elevator”發音為：英[?el?ve?t?(r)]，美[?l?vet?]；“lift”發音為：[l?ft]。lift 是英式的，elevator 是美式的。
escalator
n.自動扶梯
例句：I pushed through the crowds and on to the escalator?
我擠出人群，踏上了自動扶梯。
elevator
n.電梯；升降機（美）；谷倉
1.The elevator creaked to a halt at the ground floor.?
電梯嘎吱壹聲停在了壹層。
2.My wife was woken up several times by the noise the baggage elevator made.
我妻子壹夜被行李升降機的噪音吵醒了好幾次。
3.He turned about, casting his eyes upward toward the elevator to discover the cause.?
他轉過頭去，擡眼望著那座谷倉，想看看是怎麽壹回事。
lift
vt.& vi.舉起，擡起
He can lift heavy weights because of his strength.?
他力氣大，可舉起重物。
vt.提升；舉起；擡起；鼓舞
1.But it would require a heavy social and intellectual lift.?
但是它需要壹個重大的社會和智力的提升。
2.My selection for the team has given me a tremendous lift.?
入選該隊給了我極大的鼓舞。
vi.消散；升起；聳立
1.The fog will eventually lift.?
濃霧終將消散。
2.Lift window glass upward and out of door.?
向上升起車窗玻璃並脫離車門。
n.電梯；舉起；起重機；搭車
1.He pressed the button to call the lift.
他按鍵招呼電梯。
2.It was pouring rain and he just needed a lift.
外面下著這麽大的雨,而他只是想搭個便車而已。