| 释义 |
lift
1 countable an occasion when someone takes you somewhere in their car. The American word is ridegive someone a lift: I can give you a lift into town. Synonyms and related words
Passengers and riding in vehicles back seat driver car-sharing lift 2 countable Britisha machine that carries people up or down between different levels of a tall building. The American word is elevatortake the lift: Do you want to take the lift or use the stairs? Synonyms and related words
Stairways, ladders and lifts banister banisters bannister 3 countable a movement in which something is lifteda slight lift of the shoulders Synonyms and related words 4 singular informalif something gives you a lift, or if you get a lift from it, it makes you feel happier Synonyms and related words
To make someone happy or happier Synonyms and related words
To be, or to become happy or happier rejoice in brighten treasure 5 uncountable physicsthe force that makes an aircraft leave the ground and stay in the air Synonyms and related words
Relating to operating aircraft aerobatics aerospace airborne
lift
1 countable a movement in which something is lifteda slight lift of the shoulders Synonyms and related words 2 singular informalif something gives you a lift, or if you get a lift from it, it makes you feel happier Synonyms and related words
To make someone happy or happier Synonyms and related words
To be, or to become happy or happier rejoice in brighten treasure 3 countable a ride in someone’s cargive someone a lift: I can give you a lift into town. Synonyms and related words
Passengers and riding in vehicles back seat driver hitcher lift 4 uncountable physicsthe force that makes an aircraft leave the ground and stay in the air Synonyms and related words
Relating to operating aircraft aerobatics aerospace airborne 5 countable Britishan elevator Synonyms and related words
Stairways, ladders and lifts banister bannister dumbwaiter
lift
1 lift or lift up transitive to move something to a higher positionLift the lid and look inside the box. The phone rang and he lifted the receiver immediately. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something upwards 1a transitive to take something in your hands and move it from one place to anotherlift something off/onto/from etc: We lifted the new books onto a shelf. Synonyms and related words
To carry something or someone 1b intransitive to move to a higher positionWe watched the balloon lift slowly into the air. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something upwards 1c transitive to move your head or eyes upwards so that you can look at somethinglift something from something: He lifted his eyes from the newspaper as Kate walked into the room. lift something to something: Ruth lifted her face to the sun. Synonyms and related words
To move your head avert your eyes/gaze/head etc bob your head bury your face/head in something 1d intransitive/transitive to move a part of your body to a higher positionHer shoulders lifted slightly but she didn’t say anything. Lie on the floor and try to lift your legs slowly. Synonyms and related words
2 transitive to improve the situation that someone or something is inlift someone out of something: economic measures designed to lift the country out of recession Synonyms and related words 3 transitive often passiveto officially end a rule or law that stopped someone from doing somethingThey’re hoping to get the ban lifted by the end of the month. Synonyms and related words
Creating, amending and abolishing laws
Nouns frequently used as objects of lift ▪ ban, blockade, curfew, embargo, restriction, sanction
4 intransitive if a bad mood or bad feeling lifts, you start to feel happier Synonyms and related words
To be, or to become happy or happier rejoice in brighten treasure 4a transitive to make someone feel happierShe was lifted a little by the news that they had phoned. lift someone’s spirits: Being in the sunshine all day really lifted my spirits. Synonyms and related words
To make someone happy or happier 4b intransitive/transitive if a weight or burden lifts or is lifted from you, you stop worrying about something and feel happierI felt as if a great financial burden had been lifted from my shoulders. Synonyms and related words
To be, or to become happy or happier rejoice in brighten treasure
5 intransitive if something such as cloud or fog lifts, the weather improves and you can see clearly again Synonyms and related words
Changes in the weather break break through brighten up 6 transitive informalto steal somethingI watched him lift a couple of CDs and stuff them into his jacket. Synonyms and related words
To steal, or steal something 6a if you lift someone else’s words or ideas, you use them and pretend that they are yours Synonyms and related words
To use something, or to be used go towards bring in fall back on
7 transitive to cause the amount or level of something to increaseAn increase in interest rates will lift the value of the dollar. Synonyms and related words
To increase, or to increase something 8 transitive to dig vegetables or other plants out of the ground Synonyms and related words 9 lift or lift up intransitive/transitive formalif your voice lifts, or if you lift it, you start to talk more loudlySynonyms and related words 10 transitive to airlift something or someoneThe two men have been lifted to safety. Synonyms and related words
lift
1 lift or lift up transitive to move something to a higher positionLift the lid and look inside the box. The phone rang and he lifted the receiver immediately. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something upwards 1a transitive to take something in your hands and move it from one place to anotherlift something off/onto/from etc.: We lifted the new books onto a shelf. Synonyms and related words
To carry something or someone 1b intransitive to move to a higher positionWe watched the balloon lift slowly into the air. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something upwards 1c transitive to move your head or eyes upward so that you can look at somethinglift something from something: He lifted his eyes from the newspaper as Kate walked into the room. lift something to something: Ruth lifted her face to the sun. Synonyms and related words
To move your head avert your eyes/gaze/head etc. bob your head bury your face/head in something 1d intransitive/transitive to move a part of your body to a higher positionHer shoulders lifted slightly but she didn’t say anything. Lie on the floor and try to lift your legs slowly. Synonyms and related words
2 transitive to improve the situation that someone or something is inlift someone out of something: economic measures designed to lift the country out of recession Synonyms and related words 3 transitive often passiveto officially end a rule or law that stopped someone from doing somethingThey’re hoping to get the ban lifted by the end of the month. Synonyms and related words
Creating, amending and abolishing laws
Nouns frequently used as objects of lift ▪ ban, blockade, curfew, embargo, restriction, sanction
4 transitive informalto steal somethingI watched him lift a couple of CDs and stuff them into his jacket. Synonyms and related words
To steal, or steal something 4a if you lift someone else’s words or ideas, you use them and pretend that they are yours Synonyms and related words
To use something, or to be used
5 intransitive if something such as cloud or fog lifts, the weather improves and you can see clearly again Synonyms and related words
Changes in the weather a break in the weather break break through 6 intransitive if a bad mood or bad feeling lifts, you start to feel happier Synonyms and related words
To be, or to become happy or happier rejoice in brighten treasure 6a transitive to make someone feel happierShe was lifted a little by the news that they had called. lift someone’s spirits: Being in the sunshine all day really lifted my spirits. Synonyms and related words
To make someone happy or happier 6b intransitive/transitive if a weight or burden lifts or is lifted from you, you stop worrying about something and feel happierI felt as if a great financial burden had been lifted from my shoulders. Synonyms and related words
To be, or to become happy or happier rejoice in brighten treasure
7 transitive to cause the amount or level of something to increaseAn increase in interest rates will lift the value of the dollar. Synonyms and related words
To increase, or to increase something 8 transitive to dig vegetables or other plants out of the ground Synonyms and related words 9 lift or lift up intransitive/transitive formalif your voice lifts, or if you lift it, you start to talk more loudlySynonyms and related words 10 transitive to airlift something or someoneThe two men have been lifted to safety. Synonyms and related words
|