raise

verb

提升 move upwards

1. 提升；举起；提起
   to lift or move sth to a higher level
   1. She raised the gun and fired.
      她举枪射击。
   2. He raised a hand in greeting.
      他扬起手表示问候。
   3. She raised her eyes from her work.
      她停下工作，抬起头看了看。
2. （使）直立，站立
   to move sth/sb/yourself to a vertical position
   1. Somehow we managed to raise her to her feet.
      不管怎样，我们终于让她站了起来。
   2. He raised himself up on one elbow.
      他用一只胳膊肘支起身子。

增加 increase

3. 增加，提高（数量、水平等）
   to increase the amount or level of sth
   1. to raise salaries/prices/taxes
      提高薪水 / 价格 / 税金
   2. They raised their offer to $500.
      他们将出价抬高到500元。
   3. How can we raise standards in schools?
      我们怎样才能提高学校的水平？
   4. Don't tell her about the job until you know for sure─we don't want to raise her hopes (= make her hope too much) .
      没确定之前别告诉她工作的事——我们不想让她期望过高。
   5. I've never heard him even raise his voice (= speak louder because he was angry) .
      我甚至从没听到他提高过嗓门儿。

筹募钱财；征集人员 collect money/people

4. 筹募；征集；召集；组建
   to bring or collect money or people together; to manage to get or form sth
   1. to raise a loan
      筹集贷款
   2. We are raising money for charity.
      我们在进行慈善募捐。
   3. He set about raising an army .
      他着手组建一支部队。

提出课题 mention subject

5. 提及；提起（课题）
   to mention sth for people to discuss or sb to deal with
   1. The book raises many important questions .
      这本书提出了许多重要问题。
   2. I'm glad you raised the subject of money.
      我很高兴你提到了钱。

引起 cause

6. 引起；导致；使出现
   to cause or produce sth; to make sth appear
   1. to raise doubts in people's minds
      引起人们的怀疑
   2. The plans for the new development have raised angry protests from local residents.
      新的开发计划惹得当地居民愤怒抗议。
   3. It wasn't an easy audience but he raised a laugh with his joke.
      虽然这些观众很难逗乐，但他的笑话还是引起了一阵笑声。
   4. It had been a difficult day but she managed to raise a smile.
      尽管这一天很不顺利，但她还是努力露出笑容。
   5. The horses' hooves raised a cloud of dust.
      马蹄翻飞，扬起一片尘土。

孩子；动物 child/animal

7. 抚养；养育；培养
   to care for a child or young animal until it is able to take care of itself
   1. They were both raised in the South.
      他们俩都是在南方长大的。
   2. kids raised on a diet of hamburgers
      吃汉堡包长大的孩子
   3. They raised her (as) a Catholic.
      他们让她从小就信天主教。
   4. I was born and raised a city boy.
      我是个在都市里出生长大的男孩子。

牲畜；农作物 farm animals/crops

8. 饲养；培育；种植
   to breed particular farm animals; to grow particular crops
   1. to raise cattle/corn
      养牛；种植玉米

终止 end sth

9. 终止，解除（约束）
   to end a restriction on sb/sth
   1. to raise a blockade/a ban/an embargo/a siege
      解除封锁 / 禁令 / 禁运 / 包围

无线电；电话 on radio/phone

10. （通过无线电或电话）与…取得联系，和…通话
    to contact sb and speak to them by radio or telephone
    1. We managed to raise him on his mobile phone.
       我们打他的移动电话，总算找到了他。

死人 dead person

11. 使起死回生；使复活
    to make sb who has died come to life again
    1. Christians believe that God raised Jesus from the dead.
       基督教徒相信上帝让耶稣死而复生。

纸牌游戏 in card games

12. 在（另一玩牌人）基础上加注
    to make a higher bet than another player in a card game
    1. I'll raise you another hundred dollars.
       我比你再加100元。

数学 mathematics

13. 使自乘（若干次）
    to multiply an amount by itself a particular number of times
    1. 3 raised to the power of 3 is 27 (= 3 × 3 × 3) .
       3的三次方等于27。

noun

noun

1. VERB 举起；抬高
   If you raise something, you move it so that it is in a higher position.
   1. He raised his hand to wave...
      他举手挥动起来。
   2. She went to the window and raised the blinds...
      她走到窗前，拉起了百叶窗。
   3. Milton raised the glass to his lips.
      米尔顿把玻璃杯举到唇边。
   4. ...a small raised platform.
      一个凸起的小平台
2. VERB 升起，举起（旗帜）
   If you raise a flag, you display it by moving it up a pole or into a high place where it can be seen.
   1. They had raised the white flag in surrender...
      他们举白旗投降了。
   2. At midnight, the German flag will be raised over the Reichstag.
      半夜时，德国国旗将在德国国会大厦升起。
3. VERB 起身；站立
   If you raise yourself, you lift your body so that you are standing up straight, or so that you are no longer lying flat.
   1. He raised himself into a sitting position...
      他坐了起来。
   2. She raised herself on one elbow.
      她用一只胳膊肘撑起身体。
4. VERB 增加；提高
   If you raise the rate or level of something, you increase it.
   1. The Republic of Ireland is expected to raise interest rates...
      爱尔兰共和国预计会提高利率。
   2. Two incidents in recent days have raised the level of concern.
      最近发生的两起事件引发了更多人的关注。
   3. ...a raised body temperature.
      升高的体温
5. VERB 提高（水平）；改善
   To raise the standard of something means to improve it.
   1. ...a new drive to raise standards of literacy in Britain's schools.
      提高英国学校文化水平的新运动
6. VERB （常指因发怒而）提高（嗓门）
   If you raise your voice, you speak more loudly, usually because you are angry.
   1. Don't you raise your voice to me, Henry Rollins!...
      别冲我叫嚷，亨利·罗林斯！
   2. Anne raised her voice in order to be heard.
      为了让人能听得见，安妮提高了嗓门。
7. N-COUNT 加薪；提薪
   A raise is an increase in your wages or salary.
   1. Within two months Kelly got a raise.
      不到两个月，凯利就获得了加薪。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 rise


8. VERB （为慈善组织、机构等）募捐，筹（款）
   If you raise money for a charity or an institution, you ask people for money which you collect on its behalf.
   1. ...events held to raise money for Help the Aged...
      为“帮助老年人”活动而发起的募捐活动
   2. All funds raised will be used by Children With Leukaemia.
      所有募集到的资金都将用于“白血病患儿”组织。
9. VERB 筹集，筹措（资金）
   If a person or company raises money that they need, they manage to get it, for example by selling their property or by borrowing.
   1. They raised the money to buy the house and two hundred acres of grounds.
      他们筹钱来购买房屋及200英亩的土地。
10. VERB 引起;唤起;激起
    If an event raises a particular emotion or question, it makes people feel the emotion or consider the question.
    1. The agreement has raised hopes that the war may end soon...
       那项协议使人们感到战争有望很快结束。
    2. The accident again raises questions about the safety of the plant.
       这起事故再一次引发了人们对于工厂安全性的质疑。
    3. ...a joke that raised a smile on everyone's lips.
       让大家都会心一笑的笑话
11. VERB 提起，提出（问题、反对等）
    If you raise a subject, an objection, or a question, you mention it or bring it to someone's attention.
    1. In the meeting Mrs. Ashrawi raised the three main concerns that the Palestinians had...
       会议上，阿什拉维夫人提出了巴勒斯坦人最为关注的三个问题。
    2. He had been consulted and had raised no objections.
       事先征求了他的意见，他并没有提出异议。
12. VERB 养育；抚养
    Someone who raises a child looks after it until it is grown up.
    1. My mother was an amazing woman. She raised four of us kids virtually singlehandedly.
       我的母亲是位了不起的女性。她几乎是一个人把我们4个孩子带大的。
    2. ...the house where she was raised.
       她在其间长大的那幢房子
13. VERB 饲养；种植
    If someone raises a particular type of animal or crop, they breed that type of animal or grow that type of crop.
    1. He raises 2,000 acres of wheat and hay.
       他种植了2,000英亩的小麦和牧草。
    2. ...a perfectly cooked farm-raised chicken.
       精心烹制的农场养的鸡
14. to raise the alarm → see: alarm

You should be careful not to confuse the verbs raise and rise. Raise is a transitive verb and usually followed by an object, whereas rise is an intransitive verb and not followed by an object. Rise can also not be used in the passive. ...the government's decision to raise prices... The number of dead is likely to rise. Both raise and rise can be used as nouns to mean pay increase. Raise is used in American English, and rise is used in British English. Millions of Americans get a pay raise today. ...a rise of at least 12 per cent.
注意不要混淆raise与rise。raise为及物动词，通常接宾语。rise为不及物动词，不接宾语，而且不可用于被动语态。例如，the government's decision to raise prices（政府上调价格的决定），The number of dead is likely to rise (死亡人数可能会上升）。raise与rise作名词时，都可指薪水的提高。美国英语用raise, 而英国英语用rise。例如，Millions of Americans get a pay raise today（数百万美国人今天获得了加薪），a rise of at least 12 per cent（至少12%的加薪）。

1. The oil shortages could lead the government to raise prices before the New Year.
   石油短缺有可能导致政府在年前提高油价。
2. She could only raise her hand in a gesture of benediction
   她只得举起手来做了一个祝福的手势。
3. The President betrayed them when he went back on his promise not to raise taxes.
   总统背叛了他们，违背了不加税的诺言。
4. Which brings me to a delicate matter I should like to raise
   这就把我带到了一个我想提及的敏感问题上。
5. This sheet contained a list of problems a patient might like to raise with the doctor
   这张单子列出了病人可能会向医生提出的一系列问题。
6. When she and Luther got their house, they would fence off a lawn and raise roses from cuttings
   等她和卢瑟有了自己的房子，他们就会围起一块草坪扦插玫瑰。
7. The concert will raise funds for research into Aids.
   这场音乐会将为艾滋病研究筹款。
8. The goal is to raise as much money as possible.
   目的是筹集到尽可能多的资金。
9. He has helped to raise a lot of money
   他帮着筹集了很多钱。
10. He raised his hand to wave
    他举手挥动起来。
11. She went to the window and raised the blinds
    她走到窗前，拉起了百叶窗。
12. At midnight, the German flag will be raised over the Reichstag.
    半夜时，德国国旗将在德国国会大厦升起。
13. He raised himself into a sitting position
    他坐了起来。
14. She raised herself on one elbow.
    她用一只胳膊肘撑起身体。
15. The Republic of Ireland is expected to raise interest rates
    爱尔兰共和国预计会提高利率。
16. Two incidents in recent days have raised the level of concern.
    最近发生的两起事件引发了更多人的关注。
17. Don't you raise your voice to me, Henry Rollins!
    别冲我叫嚷，亨利·罗林斯！
18. Anne raised her voice in order to be heard.
    为了让人能听得见，安妮提高了嗓门。
19. Within two months Kelly got a raise.
    不到两个月，凯利就获得了加薪。
20. All funds raised will be used by Children With Leukaemia.
    所有募集到的资金都将用于“白血病患儿”组织。
21. They raised the money to buy the house and two hundred acres of grounds.
    他们筹钱来购买房屋及200英亩的土地。
22. The agreement has raised hopes that the war may end soon
    那项协议使人们感到战争有望很快结束。
23. The accident again raises questions about the safety of the plant.
    这起事故再一次引发了人们对于工厂安全性的质疑。
24. In the meeting Mrs. Ashrawi raised the three main concerns that the Palestinians had
    会议上，阿什拉维夫人提出了巴勒斯坦人最为关注的三个问题。
25. He had been consulted and had raised no objections.
    事先征求了他的意见，他并没有提出异议。
26. My mother was an amazing woman. She raised four of us kids virtually singlehandedly.
    我的母亲是位了不起的女性。她几乎是一个人把我们4个孩子带大的。
27. He raises 2,000 acres of wheat and hay.
    他种植了2,000英亩的小麦和牧草。
28. It's good that he used direct taxation rather than stealth taxes to raise the money.
    还好他采用了直接征税而不是间接征税的手段来筹集资金。
29. We must try to get rid of our blindness and raise the level of our political awareness.
    我们必须努力摆脱盲目性，提高我们的政治觉悟。

  raise rise【导航词义：升高】

  raise v. 提起，提高

〔辨析〕及物动词，主语通常为人、机构等，既指抬起或举起具体事物，也指提高数量、水平、价格、质量等，常包含人为因素。

  rise v. 升高，上升

〔辨析〕不及物动词，主语通常为事物，既指水位、地势等升高，也指数量、价值、地位等提高，通常不包含人为因素。

  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。

  rear bring up raise【导航词义：抚养】

  rear v. 抚养，饲养

〔辨析〕指养育孩子或饲养动物。

  bring up phr. v. 〈英〉抚养，养育

〔辨析〕指照顾、教导孩子直到其成年。

  raise v. 〈尤美〉抚养；培育

〔辨析〕指抚养孩子长大；也指饲养动物或种植某种植物。

raise sth to sb/sth

1. （为…）建造，树立（塑像等）
   to build or place a statue, etc. somewhere in honour or memory of sb/sth

v.

raise a/your hand against/to sb

• 打人；威胁要打人
  to hit or threaten to hit sb

raise your eyebrows (at sth)

• 扬起眉毛（表示不赞同或惊讶）
  to show that you disapprove of or are surprised by sth
  1. Eyebrows were raised when he arrived without his wife.
     他没有和妻子一起来，大家都很惊讶。

raise your glass (to sb)

• 举杯祝酒
  to hold up your glass and wish sb happiness, good luck, etc. before you drink

raise hell

• 愤怒抗议；（尤指）大吵大闹
  to protest angrily, especially in a way that causes trouble for sb

raise the roof

• （在屋内）大声喧闹，闹翻天
  to produce or make sb produce a lot of noise in a building, for example by shouting or cheering

raise sb's spirits

• 使振奋；使鼓起勇气
  to make sb feel more cheerful or brave

raise/up the ante

• 提高要求；增加金额
  to increase the level of sth, especially demands or sums of money

make sb's hackles rise

raise sb's hackles

• 激怒某人
  to make sb angry

raise/lower your sights

• 提高 / 降低要求；眼光变高 / 变低
  to expect more/less from a situation

raise/lower the temperature

• 升 / 降温；增加 / 减少热烈程度等
  to increase/decrease the amount of excitement, emotion, etc. in a situation
  1. His angry refusal to agree raised the temperature of the meeting.
     他愤然拒不同意，使得会议的气氛紧张起来。

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:    liftheave

2. increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
   1. I'll see your raise and double it

3. the amount a salary is increased
   1. he got a 3% raise
   2. he got a wage hike

   Synonym:    risewage hikehikewage increasesalary increase

4. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
   1. the car couldn't make it up the rise

   Synonym:    ascentacclivityriseclimbupgrade

verb

1. cause to become alive again
   1. raise from the dead
   2. Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected
   3. Upraising ghosts

   Synonym:    resurrectupraise

2. raise the level or amount of something
   1. raise my salary
   2. raise the price of bread

3. increase
   1. This will enhance your enjoyment
   2. heighten the tension

   Synonym:    enhanceheighten

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

   Synonym:    lift

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

   Synonym:    liftelevate

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

   Synonym:    lift

7. bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
   1. raised edges

8. multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3

9. establish radio communications with
   1. They managed to raise Hanoi last night

10. activate or stir up
    1. raise a mutiny

11. cause to be heard or known
    1. raise a shout
    2. raise a protest
    3. raise a sad cry

12. pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
    1. raise your `o'

13. put forward for consideration or discussion
    1. raise the question of promotions
    2. bring up an unpleasant topic

    Synonym:    bring up

14. cause to assemble or enlist in the military
    1. raise an army
    2. recruit new soldiers

    Synonym:    recruitlevy

15. bet more than the previous player

16. bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level

17. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
    1. raise the specter of unemployment
    2. he conjured wild birds in the air
    3. call down the spirits from the mountain

    Synonym:    conjureconjure upinvokeevokestircall downarousebring upput forwardcall forth

18. construct, build, or erect
    1. Raise a barn

    Synonym:    erectrearset upput up

19. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
    1. The Bordeaux region produces great red wines
    2. They produce good ham in Parma
    3. We grow wheat here
    4. We raise hogs here

    Synonym:    growfarmproduce

20. create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
    1. raise hell
    2. raise the roof
    3. raise Cain

21. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
    1. arouse pity
    2. raise a smile
    3. evoke sympathy

    Synonym:    arouseelicitenkindlekindleevokefireprovoke

22. move upwards
    1. lift one's eyes

    Synonym:    lift

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

    Synonym:    liftelevateget upbring up

24. cause to puff up with a leaven
    1. unleavened bread

    Synonym:    leavenprove

25. collect funds for a specific purpose
    1. The President raised several million dollars for his college

26. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
    1. John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired
    2. Women tend not to advance in the major law firms
    3. I got promoted after many years of hard work

    Synonym:    promoteupgradeadvancekick upstairselevate

27. bring up
    1. raise a family
    2. bring up children

    Synonym:    rearbring upnurtureparent