raise
verb/reɪz/
/reɪz/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they raise | /reɪz/ /reɪz/ |
| he / she / it raises | /ˈreɪzɪz/ /ˈreɪzɪz/ |
| past simple raised | /reɪzd/ /reɪzd/ |
| past participle raised | /reɪzd/ /reɪzd/ |
| -ing form raising | /ˈreɪzɪŋ/ /ˈreɪzɪŋ/ |
- raise something to lift or move something to a higher level
提升；举起；提起 - She raised the gun and fired.
她举枪射击。 - He raised a hand in greeting.
他扬起手表示问候。 - She raised her eyes from her work.
她停下工作，抬起头看了看。 - raise something up He slowly raised his head up.
他缓缓抬起头。
Homophones raise | rays | razeraise rays raze/reɪz//reɪz/- raise verb
- Raise your hand if you know the answer.
如果你知道答案就举手。
- Raise your hand if you know the answer.
- raise noun
- You work so hard, you deserve a raise!
你这么努力，值得加薪！
- You work so hard, you deserve a raise!
- rays noun (plural of ray)
- Rays of sunlight streamed through the window.
阳光从窗户照进来。
- Rays of sunlight streamed through the window.
- raze verb
- They wanted to raze the old town centre to make room for new architecture.
他们想夷平旧市中心，为新建筑腾出空间。
- They wanted to raze the old town centre to make room for new architecture.
Which Word? rise / raiserise / raiseVerbssee also curtain-raiser- Raise is a verb that must have an object and rise is used without an object. When you raise something, you lift it to a higher position or increase it:
- He raised his head from the pillow.
他从枕头上抬起头来。 - We were forced to raise the price.
我们被迫提价。
- She rose from the chair.
她从椅子上站起来。 - The helicopter rose into the air.
直升机升上了天空。
- Costs are always rising.
成本总是不断地增加。
- He raised his head from the pillow.
- The noun rise means a movement upwards or an increase in an amount or quantity:
- a rise in interest rates.
利率的上升
- Should I ask my boss for a rise?
我应要求老板增加工资吗？
- a three per cent pay raise.
百分之三的加薪
- his dramatic rise to power.
他的突然掌权
- a rise in interest rates.
- She raised the gun and fired.
- to move somebody/something/yourself to a standing, sitting or vertical position
（使）直立，站立 - raise somebody/something/yourself + adv./prep. Somehow we managed to raise her to her feet.
不管怎样，我们终于让她站了起来。 - He raised himself up on one elbow.
他用一只胳膊肘支起身子。 - raise somebody/something The security man raised the barrier for me.
保安人员为我拉起了路障。
- raise somebody/something/yourself + adv./prep. Somehow we managed to raise her to her feet.
- to increase the amount or level of something
增加，提高（数量、水平等） - raise something to raise prices/taxes
涨价；增税 - We need to raise public awareness of the issue.
我们需要提高公众对这一问题的认识。 - How can we raise standards in schools?
我们怎样才能提高学校的水平？ - raise something to something They raised their offer to $500.
他们将出价抬高到 500 美元。 - Don't tell her about the job until you know for sure—we don't want to raise her hopes (= make her hope too much).
没确定之前别告诉她工作的事，我们不想让她期望过高。 - I've never heard him even raise his voice (= speak louder because he was angry).
我甚至从没听到他提高过嗓门。
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectb1- They are threatening to raise fuel prices by 10%.
他们威胁要将燃油价格提高 10%。 - The government has promised not to raise taxes.
政府已承诺不加税。 - The campaign aims to raise awareness of the risks of illegal drugs.
该活动旨在提高人们对非法毒品风险的认识。
- raise something to raise prices/taxes
- raise something to bring or collect money or people together; to manage to get or form something
筹募；征集；召集；组建 - We are raising money for charity.
我们在进行慈善募捐。 - They are holding a quiz to help raise funds for the club.
他们正在举办一次智力竞赛帮俱乐部筹款。 - The event raised over £30 000 for cancer research.
该活动为癌症研究筹集了超过 30 万英镑。 - He set about raising an army.
他着手组建一支部队。
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb1, Social issuesb1- He needed to raise a loan in order to set up in business.
他需要筹得一笔贷款做生意。 - to help raise money for the repair of the stadium
帮助筹集修缮体育场的资金 - The hospital is trying to raise funds for a new kidney machine.
这家医院正设法募集资金购买一台新的血液透析器。 - The sale raised over £3 000 for charity.
拍卖募集了超过3 000英镑善款。
- We are raising money for charity.
- raise something to mention something for people to discuss or somebody to deal with
提及；提起（课题） - The book raises many important questions.
这本书谈到了许多重要问题。 - I'm glad you raised the subject of money.
我很高兴你提到了钱这个话题。 - I have raised this issue with the environmental health office.
我已经向环境卫生部门提出了这个问题。 - Local residents have raised concerns about late-night noise.
当地居民对深夜的噪声表示关切。 - You raise some interesting points.
你提出了一些有趣的观点。
- The book raises many important questions.
- raise something to cause or produce a feeling or reaction
引起，产生（感觉或反应） - to raise doubts in people’s minds
引起人们的怀疑 - The plans for the new development have raised angry protests from local residents.
新的开发计划惹得当地居民愤怒抗议。 - It wasn't an easy audience but he raised a laugh with his joke.
虽然这些观众很难逗乐，但他的笑话还是引起了一阵笑声。 - It had been a difficult day but she managed to raise a smile.
尽管这一天很不顺利，但她还是努力露出笑容。
- to raise doubts in people’s minds
- raise something to make something happen or appear
使产生；使出现 - She raised the alarm when he failed to return home.
他没有回家，这引起了她的警觉。 - The horses' hooves raised a cloud of dust.
马蹄翻飞，扬起一片尘土。
- She raised the alarm when he failed to return home.
- (especially North American English) to care for a child or young animal until it is able to take care of itself
抚养；养育；培养 - raise somebody/something She raised five children on her own.
她独自抚养了五个孩子。 - They were both raised in the South.
他们俩都是在南方长大的。 - kids raised on a diet of hamburgers
吃汉堡包长大的孩子 - raise somebody/something (as) something They raised her (as) a Catholic.
他们把她培养成为天主教徒。 - I was born and raised a city boy.
我是个在都市里出生、长大的男孩。
- raise somebody/something She raised five children on her own.
- raise something to breed (= keep and produce young from) particular farm animals; to grow particular crops
饲养；培育；种植 - Farmers cleared the land in order to raise cattle.
农民清理出土地来养牛。 - They raise corn, soybeans and alfalfa on 460 acres.
他们在 460 英亩的土地上种植玉米、大豆和苜蓿。
- Farmers cleared the land in order to raise cattle.
- raise something to end the limits on somebody/something
终止，解除（限制） - to raise a blockade/ban/siege
解除封锁／禁令／包围
- to raise a blockade/ban/siege
- raise somebody to contact somebody and speak to them by radio or phone
（通过无线电或电话）与…取得联系，和…通话 - We managed to raise him on his mobile phone.
我们打他的移动电话，总算找到了他。
- We managed to raise him on his mobile phone.
- raise somebody (from something) to make somebody who has died come to life again
使起死回生；使复活 - Christians believe that God raised Jesus from the dead.
基督徒相信上帝使耶稣复活。
- Christians believe that God raised Jesus from the dead.
- raise somebody something to make a higher bet than another player in a card game
在（另一玩牌人）基础上加注 - I'll raise you another hundred dollars.
我比你再加 100 美元。
- I'll raise you another hundred dollars.
- raise something to the power of something to multiply an amount by itself a particular number of times
使自乘（若干次） - 3 raised to the power of 3 is 27 (= 3 × 3 × 3).
3 的三次方等于 27。
- 3 raised to the power of 3 is 27 (= 3 × 3 × 3).
- raise something (especially North American English) to build something
建立；建造 - Our priority will be to raise a boundary wall and prevent trespassing.
我们的首要任务是修建边界墙，防止非法侵入。
- Our priority will be to raise a boundary wall and prevent trespassing.
- raise something to create a document such as an invoice or a petition
升／降温；增加／减少热烈程度等 - They have been raising a petition against the war.
他们一直在提出反对战争的请愿书。
- They have been raising a petition against the war.
move upwards
increase
collect money/people
mention subject
cause/produce
child/animal
farm animals/crops
end something
on radio/phone
dead person
in card games
mathematics
build
document
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse reisa; related to the verb rear.
Idioms
make somebody’s hackles rise | raise somebody’s hackles
- to make somebody angry
激怒某人 - Her controversial article is bound to raise hackles.
她有争议的文章必然会引起愤怒。
- Her controversial article is bound to raise hackles.
not lift/raise a finger/hand (to do something)
- (informal) to do nothing to help somebody
一点忙也不帮；油瓶倒了都不扶 - The children never lift a finger to help around the house.
孩子们从不帮着做家务。
- The children never lift a finger to help around the house.
not raise/lift a finger/hand (to do something)
- (informal) to do nothing to help somebody
一点忙也不帮；油瓶倒了都不扶 - The children never raised a finger to help around the house.
孩子们从不帮忙做家务。
- The children never raised a finger to help around the house.
raise/up the ante
- to increase the level of something, especially your demands or the risks in a situation
提高某事物的水平，尤其是您的要求或某种情况下的风险 - This year tournament organizers have upped the ante by offering record prize money for the top two teams.
今年，赛事组织者加大了赌注，为前两支球队提供了创纪录的奖金。
- This year tournament organizers have upped the ante by offering record prize money for the top two teams.
raise the bar
- to set a new, higher standard of quality or performance
提高标准 - The factory has raised the bar on productivity, food safety and quality.
工厂提高了在生产力、食品安全和质量方面的标准。 - This latest computer game raises the bar for interface design.
这款最新的电脑游戏提高了界面设计的标准。 - The awards go to people who have truly raised the bar.
该奖项颁发给那些真正提高了标准的人。 - Perhaps the new admission requirements raised the bar too high.
也许新的入学要求把门槛提高得太高了。
- The factory has raised the bar on productivity, food safety and quality.
raise your eyebrows (at something)
- [often passive] to show that you think something is bad or are surprised by something
扬起眉毛（表示不认同或感到惊讶） - Eyebrows were raised when he arrived without his wife.
他没有和妻子一起来，大家都很惊讶。
- Eyebrows were raised when he arrived without his wife.
raise your glass (to somebody)
- to hold up your glass and wish somebody happiness, good luck, etc. before you drink
举杯祝酒
raise a/your hand against/to somebody
- to hit or threaten to hit somebody
打人；威胁要打人
raise hell
- (informal) to protest angrily, especially in a way that causes trouble for somebody
愤怒抗议；（尤指）大吵大闹
raise the roof
- to produce or make somebody produce a lot of noise in a building, for example by shouting or cheering
（在屋内）大声喧闹，闹翻天 - Their cheers raised the roof.
他们的欢呼声高涨。
- Their cheers raised the roof.
raise/lower your sights
- to expect more/less from a situation
提高／降低要求；眼光变高／变低 - If they can’t afford such a big house, they’ll just have to lower their sights a little.
如果买不起这么大的房子，他们就只能把目光放低一点了。 - After failing to get into university, he lowered his sights and got a job in a shop.
未能上成大学后他降低了目标，在一家商店里 找了份工作。
- If they can’t afford such a big house, they’ll just have to lower their sights a little.
raise somebody’s spirits
- to make somebody feel more cheerful or brave
使振奋；使鼓起勇气 - The sunny weather raised my spirits a little.
晴朗的天气让我心情略微愉悦一些。
- The sunny weather raised my spirits a little.
raise/lower the temperature
- to increase/decrease the amount of excitement, emotion, etc. in a situation
升／降温；增加／减少热烈程度等 - His angry refusal to agree raised the temperature of the meeting.
他愤然拒不同意，使得会议的气氛紧张起来。 - The government tried to lower the political temperature by agreeing to some of the demands.
政府试图通过答应部份要求以使紧张的政治气候降温。
- His angry refusal to agree raised the temperature of the meeting.