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		 Related topics: Utensilsˌdumb ˈwaiter noun [countable]  DFUa small lift used to move food, plates etc from one level in a restaurant, hotel etc to another  〔餐厅、酒店等中在楼层间运送食物、餐具等的〕小型升降机Examples from the Corpusdumb waiter• The kitchen is equipped along old-fashioned lines, and meals reach the dining room via a dumb waiter.• Where design permits, the old-fashioned serving hatch can come in handy: it's the dumb waiter of the less-palatial home.ˌdumb ˈwaiter nounChineseSyllable    plates move  Corpus small from a lift etc to food, used  |