raising

noun

1. 增加；提高
   the act of raising sth
   1. consciousness raising
      觉悟的提高
   2. a raising of standards in schools
      学校水平的提高

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. I must warn you against raising your hopes.
   我必须警告你不要期望过高。
2. Companies are having difficulty in raising capital
   各公司融资困难。
3. Gooch will be raising money for charity.
   古奇将进行慈善募捐。
4. They warned the Chancellor that raising taxes in the Budget could choke off the recovery.
   他们警告财政大臣说，预算中税收的提高将阻碍经济复苏。
5. The hens darted away on all sides, raising a cloud of dust.
   一群母鸡四处乱窜，搅起一团尘土。
6. The couple spoke about how they would co-operate in the raising of their child
   这对夫妇讲述了他们将如何共同抚养孩子。
7. In his first years as chairman he was instrumental in raising the company's wider profile
   他任董事长的最初几年为提升公司的知名度起到了积极的推动作用。
8. There is talk of raising the admission requirements to restrict the number of students on campus
   有传闻称将通过提高录取条件来限制在校学生的数目。
9. He wanted to have a look at the two oxen, both ruminating without raising their eyes.
   他想看看那两头牛，它们都在反刍，眼睛都不抬一下。
10. Trying to make it as a single parent raising your children would be the main concern to me these days.
    我现在最关心的事情就是作为一个单亲家长，努力把自己的孩子抚养长大。
11. Julian has been thinking up new ways of raising money
    朱利安想出了不少筹款的新办法。
12. The consensus has clearly shifted in favour of raising the nuclear threshold
    显然大家已普遍开始转向支持提高核武器使用的门槛了。
13. She feels that raising her children has been a matter of trial and error.
    她感到抚养孩子就像是摸着石头过河。
14. The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank has trumped Lloyds by raising its offer.
    汇丰银行通过提高报价击败了劳埃德保险公司。
15. Their delegation threw a giant monkey wrench into the process this week by raising all sorts of petty objections.
    他们的代表团本周提出了各种细枝末节的反对意见，极在地阻挠了进程。
16. Stop raising difficulties; the plan will work.
    不要出难题了，这个计划会行得通的。
17. A car sped past, raising a cloud of dust.
    汽车飞驰而过，卷起一阵尘土。
18. They are raising a fund in support of this good cause.
    他们正在为赞助这一有益的事业而集资。
19. Jones keeps raising difficulties over my new plan.
    琼斯对我的新计划不断提出反对意见。
20. Raising my head, I look at the bright moon;| bending my head, I think of home.
    举头望明月，低头思故乡。（李白《静夜思》）
21. Equities of the company are raising.
    该公司的普通股正在上涨。
22. Cavalry, raising clouds of choking dust, went past endlessly.
    骑兵一路上不断扬起令人窒息的灰尘。
23. We began this club as a way of raising money.
    我们办这个俱乐部作为集资的一种途径。
24. Congress deliberated the question of raising taxes.
    国会讨论提高税收的问题。
25. I use mistakes and failures as opportunities for development and raising standards.
    我把错误和失败看做是自己成长和提升标准的机会。
26. Propose fund raising, managing and using plan;
    拟订资金的筹集、管理和使用计划；
27. I and my water science colleagues are raising a warning flag.
    我和我的水科学同事正在升起一面警告的旗帜。
28. As for the people, the question is basically one of education and of raising their level.
    对于人民，基本上是一个教育和提高他们的问题。
29. I'm proud of what I did. I'm doing a good job of raising my sons.
    我对我做的很自豪。我养活了我的孩子。
30. For raising and lowering units and loads.
    用于举升和降低装置和负载。

noun

1. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
   1. they debated whether nature or nurture was more important

   Synonym:    breedingbringing upfosteringfosteragenurturerearingupbringing

2. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

   Synonym:    rearingnurture

3. 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:    elevationlift

adj

1. increasing in quantity or value
   1. a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate