单词 | lift |
释义 | Word Frequency lift 1(lɪft) verb 1. to rise or cause to rise upwards from the ground or another support to a higher place to lift a sack 2. to move or cause to move upwards to lift one's eyes 3. (transitive) to take hold of in order to carry or remove to lift something down from a shelf 4. (transitive) to raise in status, spirituality, estimation, etc his position lifted him from the common crowd 5. (transitive) to revoke or rescind to lift tax restrictions 6. to make or become audible or louder to lift one's voice in song 7. (transitive) to take (plants or underground crops) out of the ground for transplanting or harvesting 8. (intransitive) to disappear by lifting or as if by lifting the fog lifted 9. (transitive) to transport in a vehicle 10. (transitive) informal to take unlawfully or dishonourably; steal 11. (transitive) informal to make dishonest use of (another person's idea, writing, etc); plagiarize 12. (transitive) slang to arrest 13. (transitive) to perform a face-lift on 14. (transitive) US and Canadian to pay off (a mortgage, etc) noun 15. the act or an instance of lifting 16. the power or force available or used for lifting 17. a. British a platform, compartment, or cage raised or lowered in a vertical shaft to transport persons or goods in a building US and Canadian word: elevatorb. chairlift, ski lift 18. the distance or degree to which something is lifted 19. a usually free ride as a passenger in a car or other vehicle 20. a rise in the height of the ground 21. a rise in morale or feeling of cheerfulness usually caused by some specific thing or event 22. the force required to lift an object 23. a layer of the heel of a shoe, etc, or a detachable pad inside the shoe to give the wearer added height 24. aid; help 25. mining a. the thickness of ore extracted in one operation b. a set of pumps used in a mine 26. a. the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on a wing, etc, at right angles tothe airflow b. the upward force exerted by the gas in a balloon, airship, etc 27. airlift (sense 1) Derived forms liftable (ˈliftable) adjective lifter (ˈlifter) noun Word origin C13: from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse lypta, Old English lyft sky; compare loftWord Frequency lift 2(lɪft) noun Scottish the sky Word origin Old English lyft |
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