[with obj.]raise to a higher position or level 抬起,举起 he lifted his trophy over his head. 他把奖杯举过头顶。 ■move (one's eyes or face) to face upwards and look at someone or something 抬头(看) he lifted his eyes for an instant. 他抬起眼睛看了一会儿。 ■increase the volume or pitch of (one's voice) 提高(嗓子)音量,尖起(嗓子) Willie sang boldly, lifting up his voice. 威利大胆地放开嗓子唱起歌来。 ■increase (a price or amount) 抬高(价格);增加(数量) the building society lifted its interest rates by 0.75 of a point. 建筑行业协会把利率提高了0.75个百分点。 ■[with obj. and adverbial]transport by air 用飞机运输,空运 a helicopter lifted 11 crew to safety from the ship. 直升飞机把11名船员从船上救往安全地点。 ■[no obj.]move upwards; be raised 向上移动,被抬起 Thomas's eyelids drowsily lifted. 托马斯懒洋洋地抬了抬眼皮。 their voices lifted in wails and cries. 他们提高嗓门嚎啕大哭起来。 ■[no obj.](of a cloud, fog, etc.) move upwards or away (云、雾等)向上移动;散开 the factory smoke hung low, never lifted. 工厂的烟低悬在空中,从未散开。 the grey weather lifted on the following Wednesday. 灰蒙蒙的天在下一个星期三晴朗了起来。 ■perform cosmetic surgery on (especially the face or breasts) to reduce sagging 做美容手术(尤指面部手术或隆胸以矫正下垂) surgeons lift and remove excess skin from the face and neck. 外科医生做脸部和颈部美容手术,除去多余的皮肤。 ■dig up (something, especially root vegetables at harvest) 挖(根茎蔬菜)
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]pick up and move to a different position 拿起来放到… he lifted her down from the pony's back. 他把她从马背上抱下来。 ■(figurative)enable (someone or something) to escape from a particular state of mind or situation, especially an unpleasant one (喻)使摆脱不愉快的心情(或处境) two billion barrels of oil that could lift this nation out of chronic poverty. 足以使这个国家摆脱长期贫困的20亿桶石油。 ■improve the rank or position of (a person or team) (个人、运动队的)晋级 this victory lifted United into third place. 这次胜利使得联队晋升为第三名。 ■carry off or win (a prize or event) 赢得(奖品或比赛) she staged a magnificent comeback to lift the British Open title. 她辉煌复出,想要摘取英国公开赛的桂冠。
[with obj.]raise (a person's spirits or confidence); encourage or cheer 振奋精神,鼓励,鼓舞 we heard inspiring talks which lifted our spirits. 我们听到激动人心的讲话,鼓舞了斗志。 ■[no obj.](of a person's mood) become happier (情绪,心境)变好,变得高兴起来 suddenly his heart lifted and he could have wept with relief. 他突然变得高兴起来,差点儿如释重负地哭出来。
[with obj.]formally remove or end (a legal restriction, decision, or ban) 解除(法律限制或决定,禁令) the European Community lifted its oil embargo against South Africa. 欧洲共同体解除了对南非的石油禁运。
[with obj](informal)steal (something, especially a minor item of property) (非正式)偷(小东西),顺手牵羊 the shirt she had lifted from a supermarket. 她从超市偷来的衬衫。 ■use (a person's work or ideas) without permission or acknowledgement 剽窃(他人作品或想法) this is a hackneyed adventure lifted straight from a vintage Lassie episode. 这是从《少女》一书最精彩的情节中直接剽窃得来的一个老一套冒险故事。 ■arrest 逮捕 that night the army came and lifted Buckley. 那天晚上,军队来人抓走了巴克利。
noun
something that is used for lifting, in particular 提举的用具,尤指 ■(Brit.)a platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different floors or levels (英)电梯 ■a device incorporating a moving cable for carrying people, typically skiers, up or down a mountain (尤指滑雪者用的)上下山缆车 ■a built-up heel or device worn in a boot or shoe to make the wearer appear taller or to correct shortening of a leg (置于鞋中,用于使身材显高或矫正双腿长短不一的)后跟垫,插跟
an act of lifting 举 weightlifters attempting a particularly heavy lift. 尝试很重一举的举重运动员。 ■a rise in price or amount (价格的)上涨;(数量的)增长 the company has already produced a 10 per cent lift in profits. 公司利润已经提高了10%。 ■an increase in volume or pitch of a person's speaking voice (音量或嗓音高度的)提高 ■(informal)an instance of stealing or plagiarizing something (非正式)盗窃;剽窃 ■[mass noun]upward force that counteracts the force of gravity, produced by changing the direction and speed of a moving stream of air 提升力(能抵消重力,由改变气流的运动方向和速度而产生) it had separate engines to provide lift and generate forward speed. 它有几个不同的引擎,分别提供提升力和产生向前的速度。 ■the maximum weight that an aircraft can raise (飞机的)最大提升重量 ■[mass noun](Cricket)the tendency of a ball bowled to rise sharply on bouncing (板球)高飞(投出的球触地反弹时急速上升)
a free ride in another person's vehicle 搭便车 Miss Green is giving me a lift back to school. 格林小姐让我搭便车回学校。
[in sing.]a feeling of encouragement or increased cheerfulness 鼓舞;振奋 winning this match has given everyone at the club a lift. 这场比赛的胜利让俱乐部的所有成员都受到了鼓舞。
常用词组 lift a finger (或 hand)
[usu. with negative]make the slightest effort to do something, especially to help someone (尤指为帮助别人)作举手之劳 he never once lifted a finger to get Jimmy released from prison. 帮吉米出狱的事儿,他连手指也没动一下。
lift his (或 its) leg
(informal)(of a male dog) urinate (非正式)(公狗)抬腿撒尿
派生 liftable adjective lifter noun 语源
Middle English: from Old Norse lypta, of Germanic origin; related to loft
继承用法 lift off
(of an aircraft, spacecraft, or rocket) rise from the ground or a launch pad, especially vertically (飞机,宇宙飞船,火箭)起飞,升空,发射(尤指垂直起飞,升空或发射)