单词 | uplift |
释义 | uplift —upliftment, n. v. /up lift"/; n. /up"lift'/, v.t. 1. to lift up; raise; elevate. 2. to improve socially, culturally, morally, or the like: to uplift downtrodden and deprived peoples. 3. to exalt emotionally or spiritually. v.i. 4. to become uplifted. n. 5. an act of lifting up or raising; elevation. 6. the process or work of improving, as socially, intellectually, or morally. 7. emotional or spiritual exaltation. 8. a brassiere. 9. Geol. an upheaval. [1300-50; ME upliften. See UP-, LIFT] Syn. 7. enrichment, betterment, enhancement. |
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