释义 |
elevate/ˈeliveit/v. tr. 1 bring to a higher position 提,升,使抬高 2 Eccl. hold up (the Host or the chalice) for adoration 【教会】(做弥撒时)高举(圣饼或圣餐杯) 3 raise, lift (one's eyes etc.) 抬起(眼睛等) 4 raise the axis of (a gun) 举起(枪瞄准) 5 raise (a railway etc.) above ground level 架高(铁轨) 6 exalt in rank etc. 晋升职位 7 (usu. as 通常作 elevated adj.) raise morally or intellectually (在道德上、智力上)提高的;变得高尚的 elevated style 高尚的风格 8 (as 作 elevated adj.) colloq. slightly drunk [口]微醉的,轻醉的 □ elevatory adj.[Latin elevare ‘raise’ (as E-, levis ‘light’)] |