lift

lift
verb

[with obj.]raise to a higher position or level
抬起，举起
he lifted his trophy over his head.
他把奖杯举过头顶。
■move (one's eyes or face) to face upwards and look at someone or something
抬头（看）
he lifted his eyes for an instant.
他抬起眼睛看了一会儿。
■increase the volume or pitch of (one's voice)
提高（嗓子）音量，尖起（嗓子）
Willie sang boldly, lifting up his voice.
威利大胆地放开嗓子唱起歌来。
■increase (a price or amount)
抬高（价格）；增加（数量）
the building society lifted its interest rates by 0.75 of a point.
建筑行业协会把利率提高了0.75个百分点。
■[with obj. and adverbial]transport by air
用飞机运输，空运
a helicopter lifted 11 crew to safety from the ship.
直升飞机把１１名船员从船上救往安全地点。
■[no obj.]move upwards; be raised
向上移动，被抬起
Thomas's eyelids drowsily lifted.
托马斯懒洋洋地抬了抬眼皮。
their voices lifted in wails and cries.
他们提高嗓门嚎啕大哭起来。
■[no obj.](of a cloud, fog, etc.) move upwards or away
（云、雾等）向上移动；散开
the factory smoke hung low, never lifted.
工厂的烟低悬在空中，从未散开。
the grey weather lifted on the following Wednesday.
灰蒙蒙的天在下一个星期三晴朗了起来。
■perform cosmetic surgery on (especially the face or breasts) to reduce sagging
做美容手术（尤指面部手术或隆胸以矫正下垂）
surgeons lift and remove excess skin from the face and neck.
外科医生做脸部和颈部美容手术，除去多余的皮肤。
■dig up (something, especially root vegetables at harvest)
挖（根茎蔬菜）
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]pick up and move to a different position
拿起来放到…
he lifted her down from the pony's back.
他把她从马背上抱下来。
■(figurative)enable (someone or something) to escape from a particular state of mind or situation, especially an unpleasant one
(喻)使摆脱不愉快的心情（或处境）
two billion barrels of oil that could lift this nation out of chronic poverty.
足以使这个国家摆脱长期贫困的20亿桶石油。
■improve the rank or position of (a person or team)
（个人、运动队的）晋级
this victory lifted United into third place.
这次胜利使得联队晋升为第三名。
■carry off or win (a prize or event)
赢得（奖品或比赛）
she staged a magnificent comeback to lift the British Open title.
她辉煌复出，想要摘取英国公开赛的桂冠。
[with obj.]raise (a person's spirits or confidence); encourage or cheer
振奋精神，鼓励，鼓舞
we heard inspiring talks which lifted our spirits.
我们听到激动人心的讲话，鼓舞了斗志。
■[no obj.](of a person's mood) become happier
（情绪，心境）变好，变得高兴起来
suddenly his heart lifted and he could have wept with relief.
他突然变得高兴起来，差点儿如释重负地哭出来。
[with obj.]formally remove or end (a legal restriction, decision, or ban)
解除（法律限制或决定，禁令）
the European Community lifted its oil embargo against South Africa.
欧洲共同体解除了对南非的石油禁运。
[with obj](informal)steal (something, especially a minor item of property)
(非正式)偷（小东西)，顺手牵羊
the shirt she had lifted from a supermarket.
她从超市偷来的衬衫。
■use (a person's work or ideas) without permission or acknowledgement
剽窃（他人作品或想法）
this is a hackneyed adventure lifted straight from a vintage Lassie episode.
这是从《少女》一书最精彩的情节中直接剽窃得来的一个老一套冒险故事。
■arrest
逮捕
that night the army came and lifted Buckley.
那天晚上，军队来人抓走了巴克利。

noun

something that is used for lifting, in particular
提举的用具，尤指
■(Brit.)a platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different floors or levels
(英)电梯
■a device incorporating a moving cable for carrying people, typically skiers, up or down a mountain
（尤指滑雪者用的）上下山缆车
■a built-up heel or device worn in a boot or shoe to make the wearer appear taller or to correct shortening of a leg
（置于鞋中，用于使身材显高或矫正双腿长短不一的）后跟垫，插跟
an act of lifting
举
weightlifters attempting a particularly heavy lift.
尝试很重一举的举重运动员。
■a rise in price or amount
（价格的）上涨；（数量的）增长
the company has already produced a 10 per cent lift in profits.
公司利润已经提高了10％。
■an increase in volume or pitch of a person's speaking voice
（音量或嗓音高度的）提高
■(informal)an instance of stealing or plagiarizing something
(非正式)盗窃；剽窃
■[mass noun]upward force that counteracts the force of gravity, produced by changing the direction and speed of a moving stream of air
提升力（能抵消重力，由改变气流的运动方向和速度而产生）
it had separate engines to provide lift and generate forward speed.
它有几个不同的引擎，分别提供提升力和产生向前的速度。
■the maximum weight that an aircraft can raise
（飞机的）最大提升重量
■[mass noun](Cricket)the tendency of a ball bowled to rise sharply on bouncing
(板球)高飞（投出的球触地反弹时急速上升）
a free ride in another person's vehicle
搭便车
Miss Green is giving me a lift back to school.
格林小姐让我搭便车回学校。
[in sing.]a feeling of encouragement or increased cheerfulness
鼓舞；振奋
winning this match has given everyone at the club a lift.
这场比赛的胜利让俱乐部的所有成员都受到了鼓舞。

常用词组
lift a finger (或 hand)

[usu. with negative]make the slightest effort to do something, especially to help someone
（尤指为帮助别人）作举手之劳
he never once lifted a finger to get Jimmy released from prison.
帮吉米出狱的事儿，他连手指也没动一下。

lift his (或 its) leg

(informal)(of a male dog) urinate
(非正式)（公狗）抬腿撒尿

派生
liftable
adjective
lifter
noun
语源

Middle English: from Old Norse lypta, of Germanic origin; related to loft

继承用法
lift off

(of an aircraft, spacecraft, or rocket) rise from the ground or a launch pad, especially vertically
（飞机，宇宙飞船，火箭）起飞，升空，发射（尤指垂直起飞，升空或发射）

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