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

raise¹ /rāz/

transitive verb

To cause to rise

To make higher or greater

To lift

To exalt

To advance

To elevate

To cause to stand up or upright

To rouse

To stir up

To elate

To rear, grow or breed (children, animals, etc)

To produce

To give rise to

To build, erect

To bring into being

To bring to life (from the dead)

To utter (esp a question)

To establish

To institute

To bring forward into consideration or notice

To bring into relief

To intensify

To call up

To cause (land) to rise in view by approaching (nautical)

To contact by radio

To make a higher bid than (cards)

To levy, get together, collect (taxes, an army, etc)

To cause (a lump) to swell

To extol

To remove, take off

To produce a nap on

noun

An act of raising or lifting

A rising road

An increase in wages or salary (informal; esp N American)

ORIGIN: ME reisen, from ON reisa, causative of rīsa to rise; cf rise and rear²

raisˈable or raiseˈable adjective

raisˈer noun

Someone who or something that raises a building, etc

The riser of a step

raisˈing noun

raised beach noun (geology)

An old sea margin above the present water level

raised bog noun

A type of sphagnum bog, convex in shape and caused by the upward growth of vegetation and failure of dead plant material to decompose

raised pastry or raised pie noun

A pastry or pie without support of a dish at the sides

raisˈing-bee noun (US)

A gathering of neighbours to help in raising the frame of a house, etc

raise a hand to

To hit, or generally treat badly

raise an eyebrow or raise one's eyebrows

To look surprised (at)

raise a siege

To abandon, or put an end to, a siege

raise Cain or raise the roof (informal)

To make a lot of noise
To be extremely angry

raise hell or raise the devil (informal)

To make a lot of trouble

raise money on

To get money by pawning or selling, esp privately

raise one's glass

To drink a health (to)

raise one's hat

To take one's hat off in salutation (to)

raise the market (upon) (stock exchange)

To bring about a rise in prices (to the disadvantage of)

raise the wind (slang)

To get together the necessary money by any means

raise1 /rāz/

raise¹ /rāz/