| 单词 | raise |
| 释义 | raise (reɪz ) Word forms: raises , raising , raised 1. verb B1 If you raise something, you move it so that it is in a higher position. He raised his hand to wave. [VERB noun] She went to the window and raised the blinds. [VERB noun] Milton raised the glass to his lips. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] ...a small raised platform. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: lift, move up, elevate, uplift 2. verb B1+ If you raise a flag, you display it by moving it up a pole or into a high place where it can be seen. They had raised the white flag in surrender. [VERB noun] At midnight, the German flag will be raised over the Reichstag. [VERB noun] Synonyms: hoist, put up 3. verb B1+ If you raise yourself, you lift your body so that you are standing up straight, or so that you are no longer lying flat. He raised himself into a sitting position. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] She raised herself on one elbow. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] Synonyms: set upright, lift, elevate 4. verb B1+ If you raise the rate or level of something, you increase it. The Republic of Ireland is expected to raise interest rates. [VERB noun] Two incidents in recent days have raised the level of concern. [VERB noun] ...a raised body temperature. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: increase, reinforce, intensify, heighten 5. verb B1+ To raise the standard of something means to improve it. ...a new drive to raise standards of literacy in Britain's schools. [VERB noun] Synonyms: improve, boost, enhance, upgrade 6. verb B1+ If you raise your voice, you speak more loudly, usually because you are angry. Don't you raise your voice to me, Henry Rollins! [VERB noun] Anne raised her voice in order to be heard. [VERB noun] Synonyms: make louder, heighten, amplify, louden 7. countable noun B2 A raise is an increase in your wages or salary. [US] Within two months Kelly got a raise. Synonyms: rise, pay increase, increment 8. verb B2 If you raise money for a charity or an institution, you ask people for money which you collect on its behalf. ...events held to raise money for Help the Aged. [VERB noun + for] All funds raised will be used by Children With Leukaemia. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: collect, get, gather, obtain 9. verb B2 If a person or company raises money that they need, they manage to get it, for example by selling their property or by borrowing. They raised the money to buy the house and two hundred acres of grounds. [VERB noun] 10. verb If an event raises a particular emotion or question, it makes people feel the emotion or consider the question. The agreement has raised hopes that the war may end soon. [VERB noun] The accident again raises questions about the safety of the plant. [VERB noun] ...a joke that raised a smile on everyone's lips. [VERB noun] Synonyms: cause, start, produce, create 11. verb B2 If you raise a subject, an objection, or a question, you mention it or bring it to someone's attention. The debate was not long but all the issues were raised. [VERB noun] He had been consulted and had raised no objections. [VERB noun] Synonyms: put forward, suggest, introduce, advance 12. verb B2 Someone who raises a child looks after it until it is grown up. My mother was an amazing woman. She raised four of us kids virtually singlehandedly. [VERB noun] ...the house where she was raised. [VERB noun] Synonyms: bring up, develop, rear, foster 13. verb B2 If someone raises a particular type of animal or crop, they breed that type of animal or grow that type of crop. He raises 2,000 acres of wheat and hay. [VERB noun] ...a perfectly cooked farm-raised chicken. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: grow, produce, farm, rear 14. to raise the alarm phrase If you raise the alarm or sound the alarm, you warn people of danger. His family raised the alarm when he had not come home by 9pm. 15. to raise your eyebrows phrase If something causes you to raise an eyebrow or to raise your eyebrows, it causes you to feel surprised or disapproving. An intriguing item on the news pages caused me to raise an eyebrow over my morning coffee. He raised his eyebrows over some of the suggestions. He was looking at her with his eyebrows raised questioningly. 16. to raise a finger phrase If you say that a person does not lift a finger or raise a finger to do something, especially to help someone, you are critical of them because they do nothing. [disapproval] She never lifted a finger around the house. They will not lift a finger to help their country. 17. to raise hell phrase If you say that someone raises hell, you are emphasizing that they protest strongly and angrily about a situation in order to persuade other people to correct it or improve it. [informal, emphasis] She came in and raised hell. Her son's sports bag was missing. The only way to preserve democracy is to raise hell about its shortcomings. Synonyms: cause a disturbance, run riot, go wild, raise Cain 18. to raise a laugh phrase If a person or their comment gets a laugh or raises a laugh, they make the people listening to them laugh. [mainly British] If you can get a laugh by wearing a silly hat, you must have been born a comic. The joke got a big laugh, which encouraged me to continue. 19. to raise the roof phrase usage note: You should be careful not to confuse the verbs raise and rise. Raise is a transitive verb and usually followed by an object, whereas rise is an intransitive verb and not followed by an object. Rise can also not be used in the passive. ...the government's decision to raise prices... The number of dead is likely to rise. Both raise and rise can be used as nouns to mean pay increase. Raise is used in American English, and rise is used in British English. Millions of Americans get a pay raise today. ...a rise of at least 12 per cent. If a group of people inside a building raise the roof, they make a very loud noise, for example by singing or shouting. He raised the roof when he sang his own version of the national anthem. Idioms: raise hell to cause trouble by behaving badly in public, for example by making a lot of noise and breaking things or upsetting other people Are they the type that first thing they want to do is go out and raise hell, or are they here to play football? He has had a reputation as a hell-raiser but claims to have now settled down. to protest strongly and angrily about a situation in order to persuade other people to correct it or improve it She came in and raised hell. Her son's sports bag was missing. It had everything in it – trainers, track suit, hundreds of pounds' worth. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers raise someone's hackles to make someone angry or annoyed The taxes will presumably be designed not to raise voters' hackles too much. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers raise eyebrows to surprise, shock, or offend people The BBC opera 'The Vampyr' raised eyebrows when it was shown but the public loved it. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers raise Cain to get very angry about something I figure she'd raise Cain if we tried to stop her. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers raise the roof to make a very loud noise, for example by cheering, singing, or shouting Best audience I've ever had in my life – they practically raised the roof. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: raise a rate Among the over-65s it would need to raise the rate by 4 per cent. The Sun To raise their rate of productivity by keeping their least able people unemployed. Times, Sunday Times If a low-tax government abolished exemptions, the next egalitarian government could simply raise the rate back to 40 per cent. Times, Sunday Times However, they will still be under political pressure to raise the rate of expansion as soon as possible. Times, Sunday Times Delegates applauded his promise to raise the rate where people start paying tax. The Sun Every effort was being made, meanwhile, to raise the sum being demanded. Times, Sunday Times He has opened talks with various investment funds to raise 500,000 to complement a similar sum raised from business angels. Times, Sunday Times A bank levy will raise the sum over the next four years. Times, Sunday Times However, with the cost of extending broadband so uncertain, he admitted that 'if it's not enough, we'll keep the levy going for long, or we'll raise the sum'. Times, Sunday Times Now he has raised the sum to $3,000 for new recruits once they have started their company induction course. Times, Sunday Times I'd raise the tax on cigarettes to compensate. Times, Sunday Times But attempts to raise that tax, or even just to debate the idea, have felled a succession of prime ministers. Times, Sunday Times It's time to reduce prices to stimulate the growth and raise the tax income this country needs. The Sun And it comes despite a push by mandarins to raise the tax, which already stands at 58p a litre. The Sun They would welcome some innovative approach to taxation that would raise the tax threshold for regular volunteers. Times, Sunday Times Or raise the threshold of inheritance tax in proportion to philanthropic donations? Times, Sunday Times Likewise, if one wishes to raise the threshold of income tax, this must be paid for. Times, Sunday Times This year, we have been able to raise the threshold sharply for the 250-strong list from 16m to 24m. Times, Sunday Times Another option could be to raise the threshold at which workers start paying 40p tax. Times, Sunday Times The new proposals raise the threshold to 100,000. The Sun Millions of us came together to raise a toast, crowded into living rooms around the telly or watching on huge outdoor screens. The Sun So if you're raising a toast to your own family, raise a toast to the people who protect the nation. The Sun So embrace the winter chill while it's still with us, and raise a toast to the great outdoors. Times, Sunday Times No one thinks to bring a present or raise a toast. Times, Sunday Times He thanked pals for their support and asked them to raise a toast for 'my angel'. The Sun It was a narrative characterised by response to setback and by the ability to raise performance and raise it again. Times, Sunday Times Modifications such as reduction of fuel and ordnance were attempted to raise performance to little avail, and in the end aircraft were used effectively in aerial ramming attacks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Private providers have raised performance and brought innovation. Times, Sunday Times It keeps everyone on their toes and will raise performances. The Sun Would you want to reach the raised performance platform by jumping? Times, Sunday Times The study shows property taxes to be the most growth-friendly way to raise revenue. Times, Sunday Times A government often had to strike a balance between the need to raise revenue and reflect other social objectives in taxation policies. Times, Sunday Times Motorists will feel betrayed after being told speed cameras would never be used to raise revenue. The Sun So far from providing an easy option for dangerous drivers, the scheme would raise revenue for technology that saves lives. Times, Sunday Times There has been speculation the government might instead create two new top council tax bands to raise revenue. Times, Sunday Times So they need to raise slightly the speed of progress. Times, Sunday Times Some ticket prices have been raised slightly to compensate for the smaller audiences. Times,Sunday Times For the bubble to expand, the temperature must be raised slightly above the boiling point to generate enough vapor pressure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This will involve refurbishing some of the older stands, and will see capacity raised slightly above 22,000. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has a summit plateau divided into two sections, the higher one raised slightly above the west one, forming a small rise at the top. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It should raise spending on buses and force the mainly private companies to provide many more services and routes. Times,Sunday Times Any new chief executive would need to raise spending on advertising to drum up internet business and recoup lost market share, the analyst added. Times, Sunday Times But you often can cut taxes, raise spending and cut borrowing. Times, Sunday Times The company will raise spending, however, on electric and hybrid vehicles by €100 million. Times, Sunday Times He also vowed to raise spending on schools, hospitals and police. The Sun The prizes for the competition, a highlight on the culinary calendar, have been raised substantially, making it the most lucrative in the country. ST It offers a 308,000 salary, although this could be raised substantially, a generous final-salary pension and a probable knighthood, followed by peerage. Times, Sunday Times By repackaging an art show as an amusement park, everybody's expectations were raised substantially — the branding writes a cheque that the event doesn't cash. Times, Sunday Times It added, however, that it would not need to be raised substantially to push the deal through. Times, Sunday Times To reduce the incidence and impact of flooding both were raised substantially leaving the mill's ground floor far below the road level. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As existing management are often the purchasers in a pre-pack, this can raise suspicion among creditors if they are not paid in full. Times, Sunday Times But three or four in a row raise suspicion of a mind-controlling plot - and make people snort with irritation. Times, Sunday Times Phone intercepts show how words that might raise suspicion were substituted with a range of sometimes bizarre alternatives. Times,Sunday Times At 5ft 6in and weighing 54kg (120lb), he was small enough not to raise suspicion. Times, Sunday Times This alone was enough to raise suspicion. The Times Literary Supplement The destruction raised the spectre of a return to the civil war which ravaged the north African country in the 1990s. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The performance against Italy raised the spectre of a repeat. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Other times it will lurch lower, raising the spectre of deflation. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Labour will today vow not to raise VAT in an attempt to raise the spectre of a further increase under the Tories. Times, Sunday Times (2015) A house that will - in its tasteful, ecofriendly, quality-wooden-floors way - incrementally raise the standard of housing design in this country. Times, Sunday Times I'm trying to raise the standard, to get good-quality players in and sometimes you can't. Times, Sunday Times Raise the standard of an area and higher-skilled workers will come. Times,Sunday Times They were brought into existence to raise the standard of training, and this has to have a cost implication on individuals who are committed to a career in law. Times, Sunday Times By raising the standard of coaching we will raise the overall standard. Times, Sunday Times This will heighten fears that workers may put employers under increased pressure to raise wages to cover their increased cost of living. Times, Sunday Times It's good to see a focus on spending to support future prosperity, and on trying to raise wages and productivity across the country. Times,Sunday Times It assumes no one will compete with our goods and services as we raise wages and regulation. Times, Sunday Times When it rises, businesses are able to raise wages and keep prices low without hurting their profitability. Times,Sunday Times As a result, employers will be under pressure to raise wages. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 提升 Japanese: 上げる |
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