(n) a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index), Syn.escalator
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ NL. Cf. Escalade. ] A stairway or incline arranged like an endless belt so that the steps or treads ascend or descend continuously, and one stepping upon it is carried up or down; -- originally a trade term, which has become the generic name for such devices. Such devices are in common use in large retail establishments such as department stores, and in public buildings having a heavy traffic of persons between adjacent floors. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]
[エスカレーターがっこう(エスカレーター学校);エスカレータがっこう(エスカレータ学校), esukare-ta-gakkou ( esukare-ta-gakkou ); esukare-ta gakkou ( esukare-ta gakkou )] (n) (col) (See エスカレーター校) private school that allows students to advance from one stage of education to the next, often kindergarten to university, without taking entrance exams en route; "escalator school" [Add to Longdo]
[エスカレーターこう(エスカレーター校);エスカレータこう(エスカレータ校), esukare-ta-kou ( esukare-ta-kou ); esukare-ta kou ( esukare-ta kou )] (n) (col) (See エスカレーター学校) private school that allows students to advance from one stage of education to the next, often kindergarten to university, without taking entrance exams en route; "escalator school" [Add to Longdo]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
