[with obj.]raise or lift (something) up to a higher position 举起,抬起;使上升 the exercise will naturally elevate your chest and head. 这种锻炼会使你自然地抬头挺胸。 ■raise to a more important or impressive level 提升,提高 in the 1920s he was elevated to Secretary of State. 20世纪20年代他升任国务卿。 the idea may be elevated into the rather grand status of a Theory. 这一观点可以被提升到理论的高度。 ■(of a priest) hold up (a consecrated host or chalice) for adoration (牧师举行弥撒司祭时)高举(圣饼或圣餐杯) ■increase the level or amount of (something, especially a level of a significant component of a person's blood) 提高,增加,促进(尤指增加血液中某重要成分的含量) ■raise the axis of (a piece of artillery) to increase its range 加大(炮)的仰角
派生 elevatory adjective 语源
late Middle English: from Latin elevat- 'raised', from the verb elevare, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out, away' + levare 'lighten' (from levis 'light')