lift

verb

提升 raise

1. （被）提起，举起，抬高，吊起
   to raise sb/sth or be raised to a higher position or level
   1. He stood there with his arms lifted above his head.
      他站在那里，胳臂举过了头顶。
   2. I lifted the lid of the box and peered in.
      我掀起箱盖往里看。
   3. John lifted his eyes (= looked up) from his book.
      约翰从书本上抬起眼睛。
   4. Her eyebrows lifted. ‘Apologize? Why?’
      她的眉毛竖了起来：“道歉？为什么？”

挪动某人 / 某物 move sb/sth

2. 移开；移动
   to take hold of sb/sth and move them/it to a different position
   1. I lifted the baby out of the chair.
      我把婴儿从椅子上抱起来。
   2. He lifted the suitcase down from the rack.
      他把手提箱从行李架上搬下来。
3. 空运
   to transport people or things by air
   1. The survivors were lifted to safety by helicopter.
      幸存者由直升机运往安全的地方。

撤销法律 / 规则 remove law/rule

4. 解除，撤销，停止（限制）
   to remove or end restrictions
   1. to lift a ban/curfew/blockade
      解除禁令 / 宵禁 / 封锁
   2. Martial law has now been lifted.
      戒严令现已解除。

心情；情绪 heart/spirits

5. 高兴起来；使更愉快
   to become or make sb more cheerful
   1. His heart lifted at the sight of her.
      他一看见她心里就高兴起来了。
   2. The news lifted our spirits.
      这消息使我们群情振奋。

雾；云 of mist/clouds

6. 消散；消失
   to rise and disappear
   1. The fog began to lift.
      雾开始散了。
   2. Gradually my depression started to lift.
      我的沮丧情绪开始逐渐消失。

偷盗 steal

7. 偷盗；盗窃
   to steal sth
   1. He had been lifting electrical goods from the store where he worked.
      他一直从他工作的商店里偷窃电器商品。

剽窃观点 / 言语 copy ideas/words

8. 剽窃；盗用；抄袭
   to use sb's ideas or words without asking permission or without saying where they come from
   1. She lifted most of the ideas from a book she had been reading.
      大部分观点都是她从一直在看的一本书里抄来的。

蔬菜 vegetables

9. 挖出，刨出，拔起（蔬菜或植物）
   to dig up vegetables or plants from the ground
   1. to lift potatoes
      刨土豆

增加 increase

10. 提高；增加；（使）增长
    to make the amount or level of sth greater; to become greater in amount or level
    1. Interest rates were lifted yesterday.
       昨天利率提高了。

noun

机器 machine

1. 电梯；升降机
   a machine that carries people or goods up and down to different levels in a building or a mine
   1. It's on the sixth floor─let's take the lift .
      在七楼——咱们乘电梯吧。

免费搭车 free ride

2. 免费搭车；搭便车
   a free ride in a car, etc. to a place you want to get to
   1. I'll give you a lift to the station.
      我用车顺便送你去车站。
   2. She hitched a lift on a truck.
      她免费搭乘了一辆卡车。

心情 happier feeling

3. 较好的心情；更大的信心
   a feeling of being happier or more confident than before
   1. Passing the exam gave him a real lift.
      他通过了考试，情绪好多了。

上升运动 rising movement

4. 提；抬；举；上升；吊
   a movement in which sth rises or is lifted up
   1. the puzzled lift of his eyebrows
      他迷惑不解地皱起眉头

飞行器 on aircraft

5. （飞行时的）提升力，升力
   the upward pressure of air on an aircraft when flying

1. VERB 提；抬；举；（尤指）向上移动
   If you lift something, you move it to another position, especially upwards.
   1. The Colonel lifted the phone and dialed his superior...
      上校拿起电话，拨通了上司的号码。
   2. She lifted the last of her drink to her lips.
      她将最后一点饮料送到唇边。
   3. Lift up means the same as lift.
      life up同lift
   4. She put her arms around him and lifted him up...
      她抱住他，把他举了起来。
   5. Curious shoppers lifted up their children to take a closer look at the parade.
      好奇的购物者把自己的孩子举起来，好让他们更清楚地看到游行的队伍。

Do not confuse lift and carry. When you carry something, you move it from one place to another without letting it touch the ground. When you lift something, you move it upwards using your hands or a machine. After you have lifted it, you may carry it to a different place.
不要混淆lift和carry。carry指在不接触地面的前提下将某物从一处移动到另一处，而lift指用手或机器将某物往上移动。提起来（lift）之后，可将其拿到（carry）别的地方。

2. VERB 抬起，举起（身体的一部分）
   If you lift a part of your body, you move it to a higher position.
   1. Amy lifted her arm to wave. 'Goodbye,' she called...
      埃米举起胳膊挥挥手。“再见，”她喊道。
   2. She lifted her foot and squashed the wasp into the ground.
      她抬起脚，把黄蜂踩扁。
   3. Lift up means the same as lift .
      lift up同lift
   4. Tom took his seat again and lifted his feet up on to the railing...
      汤姆又坐了下来，把双脚抬起搭到栏杆上。
   5. The boys lifted up their legs, indicating they wanted to climb in.
      男孩们抬起腿，示意想要爬进来。
3. VERB 抬起（头或眼睛）
   If you lift your eyes or your head, you look up, for example when you have been reading and someone comes into the room.
   1. When he finished he lifted his eyes and looked out the window.
      他完成之后抬起眼睛往窗外看去。
4. VERB 撤销，解除（法令等）
   If people in authority lift a law or rule that prevents people from doing something, they end it.
   1. The European Commission has urged France to lift its ban on imports of British beef.
      欧盟委员会敦促法国解除进口英国牛肉的禁令。
5. V-ERG （使）（情绪）高涨；（使）（心情）振奋
   If something lifts your spirits or your mood, or if they lift, you start feeling more cheerful.
   1. He used his incredible sense of humour to lift my spirits...
      他用自己不可思议的幽默感逗我开心。
   2. A brisk walk in the fresh air can lift your mood and dissolve a winter depression...
      在清新的空气中轻快地散散步，会让你心情愉快，一扫冬日的抑郁。
   3. As soon as she heard the telephone ring her spirits lifted.
      她一听到电话铃响就立刻来了精神。
6. N-SING 鼓舞；振奋
   If something gives you a lift, it gives you a feeling of greater confidence, energy, or enthusiasm.
   1. My selection for the team has given me a tremendous lift.
      入选该队给了我极大的鼓舞。
7. N-COUNT 电梯
   A lift is a device that carries people or goods up and down inside tall buildings.
   1. They took the lift to the fourth floor.
      他们坐电梯到了五楼。

in AM, use 美国英语用 elevator


8. N-COUNT 搭便车；搭顺风车
   If you give someone a lift somewhere, you take them there in your car as a favour to them.
   1. He had a car and often gave me a lift home.
      他有车，经常让我搭他的车回家。
9. VERB （尤指在战争中）空运（居民或货物）
   If a government or organization lifts people or goods in or out of an area, it transports them there by aircraft, especially when there is a war.
   1. The army lifted people off rooftops where they had climbed to escape the flooding...
      军队空运转移了为躲避洪水而爬到房顶的群众。
   2. The helicopters are designed to quickly lift soldiers and equipment to the battlefield.
      这些直升机是为将士兵和装备快速空运到战场上而设计的。
10. VERB 提高；增加
    To lift something means to increase its amount or to increase the level or the rate at which it happens.
    1. The bank lifted its basic home loans rate to 10.99% from 10.75%...
       银行将基本房屋贷款利率从10.75%提高到10.99%。
    2. A barrage would halt the flow upstream and lift the water level.
       一道拦河坝将会在上游拦住水流，抬升水位。
11. VERB （雾、云等）上升，消散
    If fog, cloud, or mist lifts, it reduces, for example by moving upwards or by becoming less thick.
    1. The fog had lifted and revealed a warm, sunny day.
       雾已经散了，看来是温暖晴朗的一天。
12. VERB 掘出，挖出，拔起（根菜或球茎）
    If you lift root vegetables or bulbs, you dig them out of the ground.
    1. Lift carrots on a dry day and pack them horizontally in boxes of damp sand.
       晴天时把胡萝卜挖出来，平放在装有湿沙的盒子里。
13. to lift a finger → see: finger

1. It's likely someone gave her a lift, or else that she took a taxi.
   可能有人开车捎了她一程，要不就是她打了辆出租车。
2. He has called on the government to lift its embargo on trade with Vietnam.
   他呼吁政府解除对越南的贸易禁运。
3. He exchanged a quick smile with her then entered the lift.
   他和她匆匆相视一笑，然后走进了电梯。
4. It was said that he went to great expense to install a lift in the building.
   据说他花费巨资在大楼里安装了一台电梯。
5. If you lie your baby on his front, he'll lift his head and chest up.
   如果让宝宝俯卧，他会把头和胸抬起。
6. The Colonel lifted the phone and dialed his superior
   上校拿起电话，拨通了上司的号码。
7. She lifted the last of her drink to her lips.
   她将最后一点饮料送到唇边。
8. Amy lifted her arm to wave. 'Goodbye,' she called
   埃米举起胳膊挥挥手。“再见，”她喊道。
9. She lifted her foot and squashed the wasp into the ground.
   她抬起脚，把黄蜂踩扁。
10. When he finished he lifted his eyes and looked out the window.
    他完成之后抬起眼睛往窗外看去。
11. The European Commission has urged France to lift its ban on imports of British beef.
    欧盟委员会敦促法国解除进口英国牛肉的禁令。
12. He used his incredible sense of humour to lift my spirits
    他用自己不可思议的幽默感逗我开心。
13. A brisk walk in the fresh air can lift your mood and dissolve a winter depression
    在清新的空气中轻快地散散步，会让你心情愉快，一扫冬日的抑郁。
14. As soon as she heard the telephone ring her spirits lifted.
    她一听到电话铃响就立刻来了精神。
15. My selection for the team has given me a tremendous lift.
    入选该队给了我极大的鼓舞。
16. He had a car and often gave me a lift home.
    他有车，经常让我搭他的车回家。
17. The army lifted people off rooftops where they had climbed to escape the flooding
    军队空运转移了为躲避洪水而爬到房顶的群众。
18. The helicopters are designed to quickly lift soldiers and equipment to the battlefield.
    这些直升机是为将士兵和装备快速空运到战场上而设计的。
19. A barrage would halt the flow upstream and lift the water level.
    一道拦河坝将会在上游拦住水流，抬升水位。
20. The fog had lifted and revealed a warm, sunny day.
    雾已经散了，看来是温暖晴朗的一天。
21. Lift carrots on a dry day and pack them horizontally in boxes of damp sand.
    晴天时把胡萝卜挖出来，平放在装有湿沙的盒子里。
22. We got into the lift and sailed to the top floor
    我们进了电梯，很快到了顶层。
23. He wheeled the trolley down the corridor and disappeared with it into the service lift.
    他推着小推车走过走廊，之后进了员工专用电梯不见了。
24. He was found dead at the bottom of a lift shaft.
    他被发现死在了电梯井的底部。
25. Straining to lift heavy weights can lead to a rise in blood pressure.
    用力提重物会导致血压升高。
26. Please lift the box down from the shelf for me.
    请帮我把这只箱子从搁板上抬下来。
27. Help me lift the chest up on the table.
    帮我把这个箱子搭到桌子上。
28. Lift torso up erect.
    身体竖直。

  lift elevate hoist raise【导航词义：举起，升起】

  lift v. 举起，抬起

〔辨析〕指用体力或机械将人或事物举起；也指抬起某一身体部位。

  elevate v. 〈正式〉举起，提升

〔辨析〕指将人或物抬高、举高，也可引申指提高地位或职位。

  hoist v. 把…吊起，升起

〔辨析〕常指用绳索、起重机等把某物升起。

  raise v. 举起，抬起

〔辨析〕常指用体力将某事物抬高或举高；也指抬起眼睛、头或脸以向上看。

  elevator hoist lift【导航词义：电梯】

  elevator n. 〈美〉电梯

〔辨析〕可载人或物，通常设在高层住宅、办公楼等中。

  hoist n. 起重机，升降机

〔辨析〕通常用于升降重物。

  lift n. 〈英〉电梯

〔辨析〕词义同 elevator, 可换用。

lift off

1. 发射；起飞；升空
   to leave the ground and rise into the air

v.

not lift/raise a finger/hand (to do sth)

• 一点忙也不帮；油瓶倒了都不扶
  to do nothing to help sb
  1. The children never lift a finger to help around the house.
     孩子们从不帮着做家务。

noun

1. the act of raising something
   1. he responded with a lift of his eyebrow
   2. fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up

   Synonym:    raiseheave

2. a ride in a car
   1. he gave me a lift home

3. transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

   Synonym:    airlift

4. plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face
   1. some actresses have more than one face lift

   Synonym:    face liftfaceliftface liftingcosmetic surgeryrhytidectomyrhytidoplastynip and tuck

5. the act of giving temporary assistance

6. lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

   Synonym:    elevator

7. one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot

8. a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg

9. a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

   Synonym:    ski towski lift

10. a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

    Synonym:    rise

11. the event of something being raised upward
    1. an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon
    2. a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity

    Synonym:    elevationraising

12. the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

    Synonym:    aerodynamic lift

verb

1. perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

   Synonym:    face-lift

2. remove from a surface
   1. the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table

3. take off or away by decreasing
   1. lift the pressure

4. remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
   1. lift the tulip bulbs

5. remove (hair) by scalping

6. put an end to
   1. lift a ban
   2. raise a siege

   Synonym:    raise

7. rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
   1. The floor is lifting slowly

8. raise in rank or condition
   1. The new law lifted many people from poverty

   Synonym:    raiseelevate

9. invigorate or heighten
   1. lift my spirits
   2. lift his ego

   Synonym:    raise

10. call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

11. cancel officially
    1. He revoked the ban on smoking
    2. lift an embargo
    3. vacate a death sentence

    Synonym:    revokeannulcountermandreverserepealoverturnrescindvacate

12. make audible
    1. He lifted a war whoop

13. take (root crops) out of the ground
    1. lift potatoes

14. fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
    1. Food is airlifted into Bosnia

    Synonym:    airlift

15. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
    1. hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car

    Synonym:    hoistwind

16. take hold of something and move it to a different location
    1. lift the box onto the table

17. move upward
    1. The fog lifted
    2. The smoke arose from the forest fire
    3. The mist uprose from the meadows

    Synonym:    risearisemove upgo upcome upuprise

18. move upwards
    1. lift one's eyes

    Synonym:    raise

19. raise from a lower to a higher position
    1. Raise your hands
    2. Lift a load

    Synonym:    raiseelevateget upbring up

20. make off with belongings of others

    Synonym:    pilfercabbagepurloinpinchabstractsnarfswipehooksneakfilchnobble

21. take illegally
    1. rustle cattle

    Synonym:    rustle

22. take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech

    Synonym:    plagiarizeplagiarise

23. pay off (a mortgage)

24. rise up
    1. The building rose before them

    Synonym:    riserear