lifted

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. The General also lifted a ban on political parties.
   将军同时取消了对政党的禁令。
2. When I eventually stopped and lifted the bonnet, the noise seemed to be coming from the alternator.
   当我最终停下车打开引擎盖后，发现噪声似乎是从交流发电机中传出来的。
3. He lifted him clear of the deck with one arm.
   他用一只手就将他从甲板上拎了起来。
4. In an embarrassing climb-down, the Home Secretary lifted the deportation threat.
   内务大臣尴尬地作出让步，解除了将其驱逐出境的威胁。
5. The little prefabricated hut was lifted away by a huge crane.
   那间用预制板搭建的小棚屋被一辆大型起重机吊走了。
6. He lifted the phone and dialled her number
   他拿起电话，拨打了她的号码。
7. Brian counted to twenty and lifted his binoculars. Elena did the same
   布赖恩数到20，举起了双筒望远镜。埃琳娜也照着做了。
8. She felt herself lifted from her feet
   她感觉自己被抬了起来。
9. His collar bone only hurt when he lifted his arm.
   他的锁骨只有在抬臂时才感觉到痛。
10. He lifted the bike off its stand and kick-started it.
    他将摩托车撑脚架往上一提，开始蹬车启动。
11. The Colonel lifted the phone and dialed his superior
    上校拿起电话，拨通了上司的号码。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. The military leadership have lifted martial law in several more towns.
    军方领导层又解除了几个市镇的军事管制。
16. He lifted the end of the canoe, nodding to me to take up mine.
    他一边抬起独木舟的一端，一边扬头示意我抬起我这端。
17. Economic sanctions will be lifted once two-thirds of their forces have pulled out
    他们一旦撤出其2/3的军队，经济制裁就会被取消。
18. She lifted her big, roughened hands.
    她举起了那双粗糙的大手。
19. The old man lifted his cardigan to scratch his side
    老人撩起开襟毛衣挠了挠身体的一侧。
20. The cables tightened and he was lifted gradually from the deck.
    缆绳绷紧了，他被慢慢地吊离了甲板。
21. She unlocked the case and carefully lifted out the vase.
    她用钥匙打开了箱子，小心翼翼地拿出那只花瓶。
22. The relief was indescribable. It was freedom after years of slavery. A great weight lifted from me.
    如释重负的感觉是难以言喻的。这是受多年奴役之后的自由。我卸下了一个重担。
23. The students embraced him and lifted him into the air.
    学生们拥抱了他，把他举到空中。
24. Long passages in this textbook have been lifted from other authors.
    此教科书中有几大段是剽窃其他作者的。
25. The crane lifted the bales into the hold.
    起重机将大包吊进货舱。
26. The patient groaned painfully as he was lifted onto the stretcher.
    病人被抬上担架时在痛苦地呻吟着。
27. The author lifted the paragraph from someone else's work.
    这一段是作者从别人的作品中抄来的。
28. The spring breeze lifted the edge of her blouse.
    春风掀动了她的衣襟。
29. The wartime ban against dancing has been lifted.
    战时不准跳舞的禁令已经解除。
30. He lifted the big rock without effort.
    他毫不费力地举起了这块大石头。

adj

1. held up in the air
   1. stood with arms upraised
   2. her upraised flag

   Synonym:    upraised