dumb waiter

noun

1. （餐厅楼层间运送食物和餐具的）升降架
   a small lift/elevator for carrying food and plates from one floor to another in a restaurant

1. (楼层间运输食物和餐具的)升降机
   A dumb waiter is a lift used to carry food and dishes from one floor of a building to another.

1. The Comedy of Menace& The Analysis of Harold Pinter s "The Dumb Waiter";
   威胁的喜剧&评哈罗德·品特的《送菜升降机》
2. The Power Relationship in The Dumb Waiter from the Perspective of Discourse Framework Theory
   话语结构学说视角下《沉默侍者》中的人物权势关系&H.Pinter戏剧文本的文体分析
3. This paper analyzes the language in his play The Dumb Waiter by employing the theories of conversation analysis and conversational implicature, and shows the roles dialogues and silences play in displaying absurdity.
   从会话分析的角度，结合语用学会话含意学说，分析其剧作《送菜升降机》的语言，展示作品中对话和沉默对表现这一主题的作用。