The verb is pronounced /ʌp'lɪft/. The noun is pronounced /'ʌplɪft/. 动词读作/ʌp'lɪft/,名词读作/'ʌplɪft/。
1 VERB 使振奋;提升 If something uplifts people, it helps them to have a better life, for example by making them feel happy or by improving their social conditions. 使振奋;提升 [literary]
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We need a little something to help sometimes, to uplift us and make us feel better. [VERB noun]
有时候,我们需要一些小东西来激励自己,使自己感觉更好。
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Art was created to uplift the mind and the spirit. [VERB noun]
艺术创作旨在陶冶情操。
SYN improve, better, raise, advance
2 N-COUNT [usually singular] 上扬;上涨;增长 In economics, an uplift in something such as the price of shares is an increase in their value. 上扬;上涨;增长 [business]
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...an uplift in the stock market. [+ in]
股市上涨
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Its shares were down across the first quarter, but are now showing a 20 per cent uplift.
它的股票在第一季度陷入低迷,但现在累计已有20%的涨幅。
SYN improvement, enlightenment, advancement, cultivation
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