英语词汇“raise”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

raiseverb [ T ]

uk/reɪz/us/reɪz/

raise verb [ T ] (LIFT)

B1 to lift something to a higher position:

Would all those in favour please raise their hands?

He raised the window and leaned out.

Mary Quant was the first fashion designer to raise hemlines.

More examples

The conductor raised his baton.
She raised her gun, took aim and fired.
Anyone wishing to dissent from the motion should now raise their hand.
The contraction of this muscle raises the lower arm.
The lever is used to raise the barrier.

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Raising and lowering

elevate
elevated
erect
go down
hike sth up
hoick
hoist
jack
jack sth up
leverage
lower
pick sb/sth up
prick (sth) up
pry
put
ride
ride up
run
scoop sth/sb up
winch

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raise verb [ T ] (INCREASE)

B1 to cause something to increase or become bigger, better, higher, etc.:

The government plan to raise taxes.

I had to raise my voice (= speak more loudly) to make myself heard over the noise.

The inspector said that standards at the school had to be raised.

Our little chat has raised my spirits (= made me feel happier).

More examples

The increase in interest rates will raise the cost of living.
The government's decision to raise taxes has caused a great furore.
Banks have raised their lending rates by 2%.
The campaign has certainly succeeded in raising public awareness of the issue.
You'll have to raise your voice if you want to be heard in here.

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Increasing and intensifying

-ify
a snowball effect idiom
accretion
accumulate
accumulative
add fuel to the fire idiom
balloon
bump
dial
growing
heighten
hot up
increase
multiply
pile
scale sth up
speed-up
spurt
step
step sth up

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raise verb [ T ] (EXIST)

B2 to cause to exist:

Her answers raised doubts/fears/suspicions in my mind.

This discussion has raised many important issues/problems.

The announcement raised a cheer/laugh.

I want to raise (= talk about) two problems/questions with you.

I want to start my own business if I can raise (= obtain) the money/cash/capital/funds.

formal The chapel was raised (= built) as a memorial to her son.

More examples

This latest scandal has raised doubts about his suitability for the post.
This case has raised a multitude of questions.
A series of unsolved murders on the island has raised fears that a psychopathic serial killer is on the loose.
I would like to raise a point of order.
This raises the question of teacher pay.

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Creating and producing

bear fruit idiom
bring
bring sth out
churn sth out
cobble
craft
mass-produce
on the go idiom
overproduce
patch
patch sth together
phase
pump
rush
throw
turn sth in
turn sth out
uncreative
unleash
unproductive

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raise verb [ T ] (DEVELOP)

B2 to take care of a person, or an animal or plant, until they are completely grown:

Her parents died when she was a baby and she was raised by her grandparents.

The lambs had to be raised by hand (= fed milk by people) when their mother died.

The farmer raises (= breeds) chickens and pigs.

The soil around here isn't good enough for raising (= growing) crops.

More examples

Although he was raised a Catholic, he was an agnostic for most of his adult life.
She decided to turn vegan after watching a documentary about how poultry is raised.
She thinks she knows everything about raising children, but I could tell her a thing or two.
He was born and raised in Texas.
My dad died when we were small so my mum raised the family on her own.

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Parenting & caring for children

adopt
adopted
adoption
adoptive
attachment parenting
bring sb up
child-rearing
childless
childminder
counsellor
custodial
non-custodial
nursemaid
nursery nurse
nurture
one-parent family
swaddle
upbringing
visitation
wean

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Animal farming - general words

raise verb [ T ] (CARD GAMES)

If you raise another player in a game of cards, you risk more money than that player has risked:

I'll raise you.

[ + two objects ] I'll raise you $50.

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Card games

bridge
canasta
card sharp
deal
dealer
diamond
discard
flush
grand slam
jack
joker
pass
pool
royal flush
rummy
shuffle
singleton
solitaire
strip poker
suit

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raise verb [ T ] (STOP)

formal to end or stop:

They agreed to raise the trade embargo if three conditions were met.

After three weeks the siege was raised.

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Causing something to end

abandon
all good things (must) come to an end idiom
and have done with it idiom
be over the hump idiom
bitter
draw
knock off (sth)
lay
lay sth to rest idiom
lay the ghost of sth (to rest) idiom
leave it at that idiom
leave off (sth/doing sth)
lid
lift
stone-dead
suppression
the curtain falls on sth idiom
to the bitter end idiom
top sth off
walk

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raise verb [ T ] (COMMUNICATE)

to communicate with someone, especially by phone or radio:

I've been trying to raise Jack/Tokyo all day.

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Communicating & keeping in touch

ahold
bell
catch up
communicate
communication
communicative
give sb a bell idiom
hear
interact
interaction
pick
pick up the phone idiom
radio silence
rapporteur
reach out to sb
ring (sb) back
send
send word idiom
signal
touch

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Idiom(s)

raise (a few) eyebrows

raise sb from the dead

raise your game

raise your hand to/against sb

raise hell

单词	raise
释义	Contents verb (7) raise (LIFT) raise (INCREASE) raise (EXIST) raise (DEVELOP) raise (CARD GAMES) raise (STOP) raise (COMMUNICATE) noun (1) raise (1) Contents verb (4) raise (LIFT) raise (BECOME BIGGER) raise (DEVELOP) raise (BRING ABOUT) noun (1) raise (SOMETHING BECOMING BIGGER) Contents verb (5) raise (1) raise (2) raise (3) raise (4) raise (5) noun (1) raise (1) English American Business raiseverb [ T ] uk/reɪz/us/reɪz/ raise verb [ T ] (LIFT) B1 to lift something to a higher position: Would all those in favour please raise their hands? He raised the window and leaned out. Mary Quant was the first fashion designer to raise hemlines. More examples The conductor raised his baton. She raised her gun, took aim and fired. Anyone wishing to dissent from the motion should now raise their hand. The contraction of this muscle raises the lower arm. The lever is used to raise the barrier. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Raising and lowering elevate elevated erect go down *hike sth* up hoick hoist jack jack sth up leverage lower pick sb/sth up prick (sth) up pry put ride ride up run scoop sth/sb up winch See more results » raise verb [ T ] (INCREASE) B1 to cause something to increase or become bigger, better, higher, etc.: The government plan to raise taxes. I had to raise my voice (= speak more loudly) to make myself heard over the noise. The inspector said that standards at the school had to be raised. Our little chat has raised my spirits (= made me feel happier). More examples The increase in interest rates will raise the cost of living. The government's decision to raise taxes has caused a great furore. Banks have raised their lending rates by 2%. The campaign has certainly succeeded in raising public awareness of the issue. You'll have to raise your voice if you want to be heard in here. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Increasing and intensifying -ify a snowball effect idiom accretion accumulate accumulative add fuel to the fire idiom balloon bump dial growing heighten hot up increase multiply pile scale sth up speed-up spurt step step sth up See more results » raise verb [ T ] (EXIST) B2 to cause to exist: Her answers raised doubts/fears/suspicions in my mind. This discussion has raised many important issues/problems. The announcement raised a cheer/laugh. I want to raise (= talk about) two problems/questions with you. I want to start my own business if I can raise (= obtain) the money/cash/capital/funds. formal The chapel was raised (= built) as a memorial to her son. More examples This latest scandal has raised doubts about his suitability for the post. This case has raised a multitude of questions. A series of unsolved murders on the island has raised fears that a psychopathic serial killer is on the loose. I would like to raise a point of order. This raises the question of teacher pay. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Creating and producing bear fruit idiom bring bring sth out churn sth out cobble craft mass-produce on the go idiom overproduce patch patch sth together phase pump rush throw turn sth in turn sth out uncreative unleash unproductive See more results » raise verb [ T ] (DEVELOP) B2 to take care of a person, or an animal or plant, until they are completely grown: Her parents died when she was a baby and she was raised by her grandparents. The lambs had to be raised by hand (= fed milk by people) when their mother died. The farmer raises (= breeds) chickens and pigs. The soil around here isn't good enough for raising (= growing) crops. More examples Although he was raised a Catholic, he was an agnostic for most of his adult life. She decided to turn vegan after watching a documentary about how poultry is raised. She thinks she knows everything about raising children, but I could tell her a thing or two. He was born and raised in Texas. My dad died when we were small so my mum raised the family on her own. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Parenting & caring for children adopt adopted adoption adoptive attachment parenting bring sb up child-rearing childless childminder counsellor custodial non-custodial nursemaid nursery nurse nurture one-parent family swaddle upbringing visitation wean See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal farming - general words raise verb [ T ] (CARD GAMES) If you raise another player in a game of cards, you risk more money than that player has risked: I'll raise you. [ + two objects ] I'll raise you $50. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Card games bridge canasta card sharp deal dealer diamond discard flush grand slam jack joker pass pool royal flush rummy shuffle singleton solitaire strip poker suit See more results » raise verb [ T ] (STOP) formal to end or stop: They agreed to raise the trade embargo if three conditions were met. After three weeks the siege was raised. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Causing something to end abandon all good things (must) come to an end idiom and have done with it idiom be over the hump idiom bitter draw knock off (sth) lay lay sth to rest idiom lay the ghost of sth (to rest) idiom leave it at that idiom leave off (sth/doing sth) lid lift stone-dead suppression** the curtain falls on sth idiom to the bitter end idiom *top sth* off walk See more results » raise verb [ T ] (COMMUNICATE) to communicate with someone, especially by phone or radio: I've been trying to raise Jack/Tokyo all day. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Communicating & keeping in touch ahold bell catch up communicate communication communicative give sb a bell idiom hear interact interaction pick pick up the phone idiom radio silence rapporteur reach out to sb ring (sb) back send send word idiom signal touch See more results » Idiom(s) raise (a few) eyebrows raise sb from the dead raise your game raise your hand to/against sb raise hell raisenoun [ C ] uk/reɪz/us/reɪz/US UK rise an increase in the amount that you are paid for the work you do: She asked the boss for a raise. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Earning money bank base pay be quids in idiom black money blast bread bread and butter breadwinner bring sth in danger money draw earn fundraiser honorarium hustle income money for old rope idiom payday strike pay venal See more results » raiseverb [ T ] us/reɪz/ raise verb [ T ] (LIFT) to cause something to be lifted up or become higher: He raised the window shades. Stephie raised her hand to ask the teacher a question. raise verb [ T ] (BECOME BIGGER) to cause something to become bigger or stronger; increase: I had to raise my voice to be heard over the noise in the classroom. There are no plans to raise taxes, the president said. I don’t want to raise your hopes too much, but I think the worst of the flooding is over. raise verb [ T ] (DEVELOP) to take care of children or young animals until completely grown: They raised a family and now want to enjoy their retirement. raise verb [ T ] (BRING ABOUT) to bring something to your attention; cause to be noticed: This raises a number of important issues. To raise money is to succeed in getting it: I want to start my own business if I can raise enough money. Idiom(s) raise hell raisenoun [ C ] us/reɪz/ raise noun [ C ] (SOMETHING BECOMING BIGGER) an increase in the amount money you earn: She asked her boss for a raise. raiseverb [ T ] uk/reɪz/us to increase the amount, level, or quality of something: The Bank of England was expected to raise the cost of borrowing after higher than expected inflation figures. raise salaries/prices/taxes There is increasing pressure on exporters to raise prices in foreign markets. raise awareness/standards/quality The new government is pledging to raise standards in education. FINANCE to manage to get money to invest in a business, project, property, etc.: raise capital/funds/money We will raise funds for reconstruction by disposing of assets. The share issue in the coffee company aims to raise €5m from investors eager to invest in ethical concerns. raise a loan/mortgage to mention something that you are worried or not sure about so that it can be examined and dealt with: raise concerns/doubts/fears The company announced a package of reforms to address concerns raised by shareholders. raise issues/objections/questions ACCOUNTING to prepare an invoice: The exporter raises an invoice in the usual way on the overseas buyer. COMMUNICATIONS to make or arrange a phone call, especially to discuss technical help, business, etc.: If you have a technical fault, you can raise a call using the in-house system. raisenoun [ C ] uk/reɪz/usUS UK rise HR an increase in salary or wages:** A 2% raise for each employee would add $28 million to the overall budget.
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raiseverb [ T ]

raise verb [ T ] (LIFT)

raise verb [ T ] (INCREASE)

raise verb [ T ] (EXIST)

raise verb [ T ] (DEVELOP)

raise verb [ T ] (CARD GAMES)

raise verb [ T ] (STOP)

raise verb [ T ] (COMMUNICATE)

Idiom(s)

raisenoun [ C ]

raiseverb [ T ]

raise verb [ T ] (LIFT)

raise verb [ T ] (BECOME BIGGER)

raise verb [ T ] (DEVELOP)

raise verb [ T ] (BRING ABOUT)

Idiom(s)

raisenoun [ C ]

raise noun [ C ] (SOMETHING BECOMING BIGGER)

raiseverb [ T ]

raisenoun [ C ]