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lift/lift/ v. & n.●v. 1 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 up, off, out, etc.) raise or remove to a higher position 提起,抬起;向上移动 2 intr. go up; be raised; yield to an upward force 上升;被抬起;被提起 the window will not lift 窗打不开 3 tr. give an upward direction to (the eyes or face) 举(目);抬(头) 4 tr.a elevate to a higher plane of thought or feeling 提高(思想);鼓舞(情绪) the news lifted their spirits 消息振奋了他们的精神 b make less heavy or dull; add interest to (something esp. artistic) 使…减少沉闷;增添(尤指艺术品)的趣味 c enhance, improve 使提高…水平;使…有起色 lifted their game after half-time 半场后,使比赛有了起色 5 intr. (of a cloud, fog, etc.) rise, disperse (云、雾等)消失,散去 6 tr. remove (a barrier or restriction) 撤消(阻碍或限止) 7 tr. transport (supplies, troops, etc.) by air 空运(补给品、部队等) 8 tr. colloq. [口]a steal 偷 b plagiarize (a passage of writing etc.) 剽窃,抄袭(文章等) 9 Phonet. 【语音】a tr. make louder; raise the pitch of 使响亮;提高…的音调 b intr. (of the voice) rise (嗓门)提高 10 tr. dig up (esp. potatoes etc. at harvest) 挖出(尤指收获土豆等) 11 intr. (of a floor) swell upwards, bulge (地板)鼓起;翘起 12 tr. hold or have on high 使竖起;使高耸 the church lifts its spire 教堂的尖顶高高耸立 13 tr. hit (a cricket ball) into the air 将(板球)击到空中,将(板球)挑起 14 tr. (usu. in passive 通常用被动) perform cosmetic surgery on (esp. the face or breasts) to reduce sagging (为减少松弛下垂,尤指)给(脸部)做除皱手术;给(乳房)做隆胸手术 ●n. 1 the act of lifting or process of being lifted 提;抬;举 2 a free ride in another person's vehicle (免费)搭乘车 gave them a lift 让他们搭车 3a Brit. a platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering persons or things to different floors of a building or different levels of a mine etc. [英]电梯;(矿井等的)升降机,吊车 b a similar apparatus for carrying persons up or down a mountain etc. (see 见 SKI LIFT) (上下山等用的)缆车 4a transport by air (see 见 AIRLIFT n.) 空运 b a quantity of goods transported by air 空运的货物量 5 the upward pressure which air exerts on an aerofoil to counteract the force of gravity (作用于机翼上的)上升力 6 a supporting or elevating influence; a feeling of elation 鼓舞;振奋 7 a layer of leather in the heel of a boot or shoe, esp. to correct shortening of a leg or increase height 鞋的后跟皮(尤指为纠正跛腿及增加身高) 8a a rise in the level of the ground 土丘,隆起的地面 b the extent to which water rises in a canal lock (运河水闸)水位提升高度 □ lift down Brit. pick up and bring to a lower position [英]抬下来 □ lift a finger (or hand etc.) (in neg. 用于否定句) make the slightest effort 尽一点力,尽举手之劳 didn't lift a finger to help 一点忙也不帮 □ lift off (of a spacecraft or rocket) rise from the launching pad (航天器或火箭)发射,升空 □ lift up one's head hold one's head high with pride 高傲地昂着头,欢欣鼓舞 □ lift up one's voice sing out 放声唱歌,高声疾呼 □ liftable adj.□ lifter n.[Middle English from Old Norse lypta, from Germanic] |