lift

• vt. 举起；提升；鼓舞；空运；抄袭
• vi. 消散；升起；耸立
• n. 电梯；举起；起重机；搭车

来自Proto-Germanic*luftuz,空气，天空，词源同loft.可能进一步来自PIE*legwh,轻的，举起，词源同lever,light.

1. the act of giving temporary assistance

2. the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

3. the event of something being raised upward;

"an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"

"a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"

4. a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

5. a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

6. a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg

7. one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot

8. lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

9. plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised;

"some actresses have more than one face lift"

10. transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

11. a ride in a car;

"he gave me a lift home"

12. the act of raising something;

"he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"

"fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

lift

lift: see loft

lift (v.)

c. 1200, from Old Norse lypta "to raise," from Proto-Germanic *luftijan (cognates: Middle Low German lüchten, Dutch lichten, German lüften "to lift;" Old English lyft "heaven, air," see loft). The meaning "steal" (as in shop-lift) is first recorded 1520s. Related: Lifted; lifting.

lift (n.)

late 15c., "act of lifting," from lift (v.). Meaning "act of helping" is 1630s; that of "cheering influence" is from 1861. Sense of "elevator" is from 1851; that of "upward force of an aircraft" is from 1902. Meaning "help given to a pedestrian by taking him into a vehicle" is from 1712.

arise, rise, raise, lift

这些动词均有"上升，举起"之意。

arise：书面用词，多用于诗歌或比喻中，具有特殊的修辞色彩。

rise：普通用词，指具体的或抽象的事物由低向高移动。

raise：及物动词，常用词，多指把某物从低处升到高处，有时作引申用。

lift：语气比raise强，指用体力或机械的力举起或抬起某物。

lift, hoist, raise, elevate, heave, boost

这些动词均有"升起，举起"之意。

lift： 指用人力或机械力把某物升到较高的位置。

hoist： 多指用绳索、滑轮等机械把重物升起。

raise： 较正式用词，常可与lift换用，但强调把某物举起或抬起到应有的高度。常用比喻。

elevate： 较正式用词，指位置、高度的升高，多作比喻用，指职位、品德等的提高。

heave： 指需花大力气或借外力才能举起或抬起重物。

boost： 原义指从后面或下面推起或提高，现常用于指提高价格、振作精神等抽象概念。

The God caused the rock to grow and to lift the girls far above the ground, while its sides were scored by the claws of the angry bears.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

So what factors, at the community level, do predict if poor children will move up the economic ladder as adults? What explains, for instance, why the Salt Lake City metro area is one of the 100 largest metropolitan areas most likely to lift the fortunes of the poor and the Atlanta metro area is one of the least likely?Harvard economist Raj Chetty has pointed to economic and racial segregation, community density, the size of a community's middle class, the quality of schools, community religiosity, and family structure, which he calls the single strongest correlate of upward mobility.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

The automatic lift is indispensable in skyscrapers.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Obama's success isn't all good news for black Americans As Erin White watched the election results head towards victory for Barack Obama, she felt a burden lifting from her shoulders

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

In Act One of the show, a yellow cube is lifted from a blue box, and moved across the stage.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

In two cases, huge machines have been used to lift the buildings up to 30 centimeters into the air.

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

After all, "patty poem" gave me my love for poetry not because it was the poem that lifted my spirits, but because it was the one that hurt me the most.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Small wood-frame buildings could be lifted fairly easily.

2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

This development was only possible with the introduction of electric-powered engines and lifts.

2017年高考英语全国卷2 语法填空 原文

To lift a big structure like the tremont hotel, pullman would place thousands of Jackscrews beneath the building's foundation.

2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

We've all been there: in a lift, in line at the bank or on an airplane, surrounded by people who are, like us, deeply focused on their smartphones or, worse, struggling with the uncomfortable silence.

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

He stood there with his arms lifted above his head.

他站在那里，胳臂举过了头顶。

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I lifted the lid of the box and peered in.

我掀起箱盖往里看。

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(figurative)John lifted his eyes (= looked up) from his book.

约翰从书本上抬起眼睛。

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Her eyebrows lifted. ‘Apologize? Why? ’

她的眉毛竖了起来：“道歉？为什么？”

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I lifted the baby out of the chair.

我把婴儿从椅子上抱起来。

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He lifted the suitcase down from the rack.

他把手提箱从行李架上搬下来。

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The survivors were lifted to safety by helicopter.

幸存者由直升机运往安全的地方。

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to lift a ban/curfew/blockade

解除禁令 / 宵禁 / 封锁

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Martial law has now been lifted.

戒严令现已解除。

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His heart lifted at the sight of her.

他一看见她心里就高兴起来了。

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The news lifted our spirits.

这消息使我们群情振奋。

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The fog began to lift.

雾开始散了。

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(figurative)Gradually my depression started to lift.

我的沮丧情绪开始逐渐消失。

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The Colonel lifted the phone and dialed his superior...

上校拿起电话，拨通了上司的号码。

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She lifted the last of her drink to her lips.

她将最后一点饮料送到唇边。

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Amy lifted her arm to wave. 'Goodbye,' she called...

埃米举起胳膊挥挥手。“再见，”她喊道。

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She lifted her foot and squashed the wasp into the ground.

她抬起脚，把黄蜂踩扁。

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When he finished he lifted his eyes and looked out the window.

他完成之后抬起眼睛往窗外看去。

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The European Commission has urged France to lift its ban on imports of British beef.

欧盟委员会敦促法国解除进口英国牛肉的禁令。

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He used his incredible sense of humour to lift my spirits...

他用自己不可思议的幽默感逗我开心。

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A brisk walk in the fresh air can lift your mood and dissolve a winter depression...

在清新的空气中轻快地散散步，会让你心情愉快，一扫冬日的抑郁。

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My selection for the team has given me a tremendous lift.

入选该队给了我极大的鼓舞。

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They took the lift to the fourth floor.

他们坐电梯到了五楼。

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He had a car and often gave me a lift home.

他有车，经常让我搭他的车回家。

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The army lifted people off rooftops where they had climbed to escape the flooding...

军队空运转移了为躲避洪水而爬到房顶的群众。

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The helicopters are designed to quickly lift soldiers and equipment to the battlefield.

这些直升机是为将士兵和装备快速空运到战场上而设计的。

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The bank lifted its basic home loans rate to 10.99% from 10.75%...

银行将基本房屋贷款利率从10.75%提高到10.99%。

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A barrage would halt the flow upstream and lift the water level.

一道拦河坝将会在上游拦住水流，抬升水位。

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The fog had lifted and revealed a warm, sunny day.

雾已经散了，看来是温暖晴朗的一天。

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Lift carrots on a dry day and pack them horizontally in boxes of damp sand.

晴天时把胡萝卜挖出来，平放在装有湿沙的盒子里。

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