hoist

• n. 起重机；升起，吊起
• vi. 升起；吊起
• vt. （用绳索，起重机等）使升起
• n. (Hoist)人名；(英)霍伊斯特

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。

1. Materials are elevated to the top floor by the new hoist.

材料由那台新起重机吊到楼顶.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Hoist the flag to the top of the pole.

把旗升到旗杆顶端.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. By using a hoist the movers were able to sling the piano to the third floor.

搬运工人用吊车才把钢琴吊到3楼.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. The students were hoist by their own petards, however, as Granada decided to transmit the programme anyway.

不过，学生们聪明反被聪明误，格拉纳达最终还是决定要转播这个节目。

来自柯林斯例句

5. It was indeed a clever plan to entrap his opponent, but in the end he was hoist by his own petard.

设圈套陷害他的对手固然是个妙计, 可是到头来却是作法自毙.

来自《简明英汉词典》