porter

• n. 门房；服务员；行李搬运工；守门人
• n. (Porter)人名；(英、西、葡)波特；(德)波特

来自拉丁语portare,携带，搬运，通过，来自PIE*per,向前，通过，词源同ford,forth.

1. a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

2. someone who guards an entrance

3. a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)

4. a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley

porter

porter: English has two distinct words porter, one for a ‘person who carries things’ [14] and the other for a ‘door attendant’ [13]. The former comes via Old French portour from medieval Latin portātor, a derivative of Latin portāre ‘carry’ (source of English import, portable, etc). It is generally assumed that porter the beer, first heard of in the 18th century, was so called from its being a favourite drink of porters. Porter ‘door attendant’ comes via Anglo-Norman porter from late Latin portārius, a derivative of Latin porta ‘gate’ (source of English port, as in porthole).

porter (n.1)

"person who carries," late 14c. (mid-13c. as a surname), from Anglo-French portour, Old French porteor "porter, bearer; reporter" (12c.), from Late Latin portatorem (nominative portator) "carrier, one who carries," from past participle stem of Latin portare "to carry" (see port (n.1)).

porter (n.2)

"doorkeeper, janitor," mid-13c. (late 12c. as a surname), from Anglo-French portour, Old French portier "gatekeeper" (12c.), from Late Latin portarius "gatekeeper," from Latin porta "gate" (see port (n.2)).

porter (n.3)

type of dark beer, 1734, short for porter's ale (1721), from porter (n.1), because the beer was made for or preferred by porters and other laborers, being cheap and strong.

If you like, you can leave your bags with the porter.

2017年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

When interviewed Keith porter of the southport beach said, our beach is so flat that it's very common for the tide come around the back of people and cut them off from the beach.

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

I have not tried reading my newspaper out loud on a train, but, several years ago, I read some chapters from Harry porter to my bored and noisy children.

2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

the night porter

夜班门卫

牛津词典

The hotel porter will get you a taxi.

旅馆的门卫会给你叫出租车的。

牛津词典

From the cellar grating floated up the flabby gush of porter.

隔着地窖的格子窗飘出走了气的黑啤酒味儿.

期刊摘选

The hotel porter will call a taxi for you.

旅馆的门卫可以给你叫计程车.

辞典例句

Mr Porter ground away at his guitar.

波特先生认真刻苦地学习吉他.

期刊摘选

The young man who said laboring was beneath his dignity finally put his pride in his pocket and got a job as a kitchen porter.

那个说过干活儿有失其身份的年轻人最终只能忍辱,做了厨房搬运工的工作.

《简明英汉词典》

He order that the porter should lock the doors.

他命令看门人把门都锁上.

期刊摘选

Well be drinking wine and porter all in Amerika y.

我们要在这废墟上品尝美酒佳肴.

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The porter and I looked at each other and smiled.

我和脚夫微笑着你看着我,我看着你.

《用法词典》

The hotel porter will take your baggage to your room.

旅馆的搬运工人会把你的行李拿到房间去.

辞典例句

I'll get the porter to take your luggage up.

我会叫行李员把您的行李搬上F去.

期刊摘选

The porter will take luggage to your room?

搬运工会把行李送到您的房间.

期刊摘选

I said to the porter .'Marguerite Gautier is dead?'

我对看守人说, “ 玛格丽特·戈蒂埃死了 吗 ? ”

期刊摘选

This is the porter, sir. There is a telegram ( package, letter, etc. ) for you.

我是行李员, 先生. 这儿有您的电报 ( 包裹, 信等 ).

期刊摘选

Differences such as these, claimed Porter, are a principal source of competitive advantage.

波特以为, 恰是这些差别, 成为了这两家公司的竞争优势.

期刊摘选

The hotel porter will help you.

旅馆的门童可以帮你的忙.

《简明英汉词典》

I tipped the porter 50 p.

我给了搬运工人50便士小费.

《简明英汉词典》

The porter distributes incoming letters to the offices.

看门人向各个办公室分发来信.

《简明英汉词典》

The hotel porter will get you a taxi.

旅馆的门卫会给你叫出租车的。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

It's hard to generalize about Cole Porter because he wrote so many great songs that were so varied.

科尔·波特写了这么多风格迥异的优美歌曲，要对他进行概括并不是件容易的事。

柯林斯例句

Piquancy was added to the situation because Dr Porter was then on the point of marrying Hugh Miller.

当时的情形因正赶上波特博士要和休·米勒结婚，便又多了几分趣味。

柯林斯例句

A porter relieved her of the three large cases.

一个行李搬运工替她扛了3个大包。

柯林斯例句

The hall porter was feeling hard done by at having to extend his shift.

酒店行李搬运工因为被迫延长当班时间而愤愤不平。

柯林斯例句

The train stopped and a porter called out, "Middlesbrough!"

火车停站，一名列车员喊道，“米德尔斯伯勒到了!”

柯林斯例句

That idiot porter again knocked on my door!

那个白痴行李工又来敲我的门了！

柯林斯例句

Porter stayed within the rules of rhyme.

波特遵循押韵的规则。

柯林斯例句

The Head Porter was keeping all the tips.

行李员领班扣留了所有人的小费。

柯林斯例句

He never went to Father Porter for confession again.

他再也没有向波特神甫作过告解。

柯林斯例句

I struggled with my bags, desperately looking for a porter.

我提着行李艰难地走着，迫切地寻找着搬运工。

柯林斯例句