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| 1 | lift T to move something to a higher position 举起；抬起；提起 |
| Lift the lid and look inside the box. 揭开盖子，看看盒子里的东西。 |
| The phone rang and he lifted the receiver immediately. 电话铃响了，他立即拿起听筒。 |
| | 1a | T to take something in your hands and move it from one place to another 移至；搬动 | | lift sth off/onto/from etc We lifted the new books onto a shelf. 我们把新书挪到书架上。 | |
| | 1b | I to move to a higher position 升起 | | We watched the balloon lift slowly into the air. 我们看着气球慢慢地升到空中。 | |
| | 1c | T to move your head or eyes upwards so that you can look at something 抬起（头或视线） | | lift sth from sth He lifted his eyes from the newspaper as Kate walked into the room. 凯特走进房间时，他从报纸上抬起眼来。 | | lift sth to sth Ruth lifted her face to the sun. 鲁思仰面对着太阳。 | |
| | 1d | I/T to move a part of your body to a higher position （把）（身体的一部分）移到（较高的位置） | | Her shoulders lifted slightly but she didn’ t say anything. 她的双肩微微耸了一下，但她什么都没说。 | | Lie on the floor and try to lift your legs slowly. 平躺在地上，然后试着慢慢地抬起双腿。 | |
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| 2 | T to improve the situation that someone or something is in 改善 |
| lift sb out of sth economic measures designed to lift the country out of recession 旨在使该国走出经济萧条的经济措施 |
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| 3 | T often passive to officially end a rule or law that stopped someone from doing something 撤销，解除（法规或法律） |
| They’ re hoping to get the ban lifted by the end of the month. 他们希望在月底前取消该禁令。 |
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| 4 | I if a bad mood or bad feeling lifts, you start to feel happier 开始感到高兴 |
| | 4a | T to make someone feel happier 使（某人）感到开心 | | She was lifted a little by the news that they had phoned. 她得知他们打了电话之后感到一丝欣慰。 | | lift sb’ s spirits Being in the sunshine all day really lifted my spirits. 一整天晒着太阳确实令我精神大振。 | |
| | 4b | I/T if a weight or burden lifts or is lifted from you , you stop worrying about something and feel happier （从某人身上）卸下（负担）；不再（为某事物）烦恼 | | I felt as if a great financial burden had been lifted from my shoulders. 我觉得似乎一个极大的经济负担从我的肩上卸了下来。 | |
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| 5 | I if something such as cloud or fog lifts, the weather improves and you can see clearly again （天气好转时云、雾等）消散，消失 |
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| 6 | T informal to steal something 偷窃 |
| I watched him lift a couple of CDs and stuff them into his jacket. 我看着他偷了几张CD塞在夹克衫里。 |
| | 6a | if you lift someone else’ s words or ideas, you use them and pretend that they are yours 剽窃，抄袭，盗用（他人的话或观点） | |
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| 7 | T to cause the amount or level of something to increase 提高；增加 |
| An increase in interest rates will lift the value of the dollar. 利率的提高会使美元升值。 |
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| 8 | T to dig vegetables or other plants out of the ground （从地里）挖出（蔬菜或其他植物） |
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| 9 | lift I/T formal if your voice lifts or you lift it , you start to talk more loudly （使）（声音）提高 |
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| 10 | T to airlift something or someone 空运（人或物） |
| The two men have been lifted to safety. 这两名男子被空运到安全的地方。 |
| PHRASE |
| - | not lift a finger informal
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| to not help someone at all |
| 根本不帮助（某人） |
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| Words frequently used with lift | | lift 的常见搭配词 | | nouns | ban, blockade, curfew, embargo, restriction, sanction, | 3 | | | |
| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌlift ˈoff |
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| | when an aircraft or space vehicle lifts off , it goes up from the ground into the air （飞机）起飞；（航天器）升空，发射 |
| - | ˌlift ˈup |
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| 1 | T lift11 | He lifted up the heavy bags. 他搬起这些沉重的袋子。 | |
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| 2 | I/T lift19 | We could hear the gospel groups lift up their voices. 我们可以听到唱福音歌曲的人群提高了声调。 | |
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