词汇 | lift |
释义 | lift verb uk/lɪft/ us/lɪft/ (RAISE) B1 [ T ]举起,提起,抬起,吊起 to move something from a lower to a higher position Could you help me lift this table, please? 你能帮我抬一下桌子吗? Could you lift your chair a little- I've got my coat caught under it. 你能把椅子稍微抬一下吗——我的大衣被压住了。 She lifted the cigarette (up) to her lips. 她把香烟举到唇边。 He lifted his eyes (= looked up) from the paper and glared. 他的目光从报纸上移开,抬起头来怒目而视。 lift a/the cup 赢得(比赛)奖杯 to win a race or competition in which the prize is a metal cup He is the hot favourite to lift the cup again next month. 他是下个月赢得奖杯的大热门。 They haven't lifted a cup at their home stadium for five years. It's a long time since anyone from this town lifted a cup. He ran a personal best to lift the cup. If Calgary wins, they will get to lift the cup as this season's Stanley Cup champions. [ T ] biology specialized把(蔬菜或植物)挖出来,刨出,拔出 to dig underground vegetables or plants out of the ground They're lifting potatoes. 他们正在挖土豆。
(TAKE HOLD) [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]提起;抱起;移开 to take hold of and raise something in order to remove, carry, or move it to a different position She lifted the baby out of her chair. 她把婴儿从椅子上抱起来。 He lifted the box carefully down from the shelf. 他小心地从架子上取下那个盒子。
(MAKE LOUD) [ T ] literary(尤指在演出时)提高(声调) to make your voice louder, especially when performing (MAKE INTERESTING) [ T ] informal使更有趣;增加…的趣味性 to make something more interesting or enjoyable The article is informative enough, but it's a little dull - we need something to lift it. 这篇文章的信息量够大,但有些枯燥——我们需要增强它的趣味性。 (MAKE HAPPY) lift someone's spirits informal 提高(某人)的兴致 to make someone happier Nothing - not even the prospect of dinner - could lift his spirits. 什么都提不起他的兴致,甚至连吃饭也不例外。 The singing lifted our spirits. When I look at her paintings, it lifts my spirits. Spending time outdoors is good for stress and lifts your spirits. Their team's victory lifted the spirits of the whole country. (GO AWAY) [ I ](雾气)散去,散开,消散 (of mist or fog) to go away until none is left The morning mist had lifted and the sun was starting to come through. 晨雾已经散去,太阳开始放出光芒。 (END) [ T ]取消,撤销(规定或法律) to end a rule or law The restrictions on water usage have been lifted now that the river levels are normal. 河水的水位已经恢复正常,因此用水限制被取消了。 At last they've lifted the ban on jeans at the club. 最终他们取消了在俱乐部禁止穿牛仔裤的规定。 (STEAL) [ T ] informal偷窃,偷盗 to steal something [ T ] informal剽窃 to use someone else's writing, music, or idea, pretending that it is your own He'd lifted whole passages from a website. 他从网站上整段整段地剽窃文章。 lift noun uk/lɪft/ us/lɪft/ (CARRYING DEVICE) A2 [ C ] UK (US elevator)电梯;升降机 a device like a box that moves up and down, carrying people or goods from one floor of a building to another or taking people up and down underground in a mine Take the lift to the sixth floor. 乘电梯到7楼。
(RAISE) [ C or U ]举,提,抬,吊 an act of lifting or raising something Give it one more lift and we'll have it at the top of the stairs. 再抬一下我们就能把它抬到楼梯顶端了。 [ U ] engineering specialized(鸟或飞行器的)升力,提升力 the force on the wing of a bird or aircraft that keeps it in the air as it moves forward (JOURNEY) A2 [ C usually singular ]搭便车 a free journey in another person's vehicle, especially a car I'll give you a lift to the train station if you like. 如果你愿意,我可以把你捎到车站。 He hitched a lift (= stood by the road and made a signal asking a car to stop and take him) to Birmingham. 他搭便车去了伯明翰。 (MAKE HAPPY) give someone a lift 提高(某人)的兴致 to make someone happier She'd been feeling low but hearing that she'd got the job gave her a lift. 她一直有些情绪低落,但一听说她得到了那份工作心情便好了起来。 It gives you a bit of a lift to know you're doing something to help other people. I try to give them a lift by finding something about their work to praise. He'd been feeling pessimistic about his court case, but that evening, he received some information that gave him a lift. The win last week really gave her a lift. |
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