单词 | night porter |
释义 | night porter From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Occupations Tourismnight porterˈnight ˌporter noun [countable] British EnglishDLTBOsomeone who works at the main entrance of a hotel during the nightExamples from the Corpusnight porter• The doors of the hotel were closed but the night porter appeared as soon as I rang the bell.• This is a normal practice where, for instance, the night porter books in a guest after reception has closed.• Downstairs would be in darkness, so any light going on would attract the attention of the night porter.• Scenario 1 Suppose the night porter has gone through to the kitchen to make a sandwich.• We think the night porter called them out, probably to make a few quid.• After arguing with the night porter for another ten minutes, they worked their way up floor by floor.• The night porter used a passkey for those rooms that were empty or where no-one answered. |
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