rise

rise
(past rose ; past participle risen )
[no obj.]
  1. move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up
    升起,上升
    the tiny aircraft rose from the ground.
    那架微型飞机从地面升起。
    ■(of the sun, moon, or another celestial body) appear above the horizon
    (太阳、月亮或其他天体)出现在地平线上
    the sun had just risen.
    太阳刚刚升起。
    ■(of a fish) come to the surface of water
    (鱼)游上水面
    a fish rose and was hooked and landed.
    一条鱼游上水面,上了钩,被钓上来。
    ■(of a voice) become higher in pitch
    (声音)变亮,提高
    my voice rose an octave or two as I screamed.
    我尖叫时,嗓门升高了一两个八度。
    ■reach a higher position in society or one's profession
    (社会或职业的)地位升高
    the officer was a man of great courage who had risen from the ranks.
    这位军官是个行伍出身的勇士。
    ■(rise above)succeed in not being limited or constrained by (a restrictive environment or situation)
    摆脱;不受(约束性环境)的影响
    he struggled to rise above his humble background.
    他努力摆脱出身卑微的影响。
    ■(rise above)be superior to
    高出;超越
    I try to rise above prejudice.
    我试图不抱偏见。
  2. get up from lying, sitting, or kneeling
    起身;站起
    she pushed back her chair and rose.
    她把椅子向后一推,站了起来。
    ■get out of bed, especially in the morning
    (尤指早上)起床
    I rose and got dressed.
    我起床穿好衣服。
    ■(chiefly Brit.)(of a meeting or a session of a court) adjourn
    (主英)休会;散会;休庭
    the judge's remark heralded the signal for the court to rise.
    法官的话预示着即将退庭。
    ■be restored to life
    复活;被救活
    your sister has risen from the dead.
    你的姐姐死而复生了。
    ■(of a wind) start to blow or to blow more strongly
    (风)起;(风力)增强
    the wind continued to rise.
    风力继续增强。
    ■(of a river) have its source
    (河流)发源
    the Euphrates rises in Turkey.
    幼发拉底河发源于土耳其。
    ■cease to be submissive, obedient, or peaceful
    起义;反抗;反叛
    the activists urged militant factions to rise up.
    激进分子敦促好战派起来反抗。
    ■(rise to)(of a person) react with annoyance or argument to (provocation)
    (人)怒斥,怒对;对…进行争辩
    he didn't rise to my teasing.
    他没有怒对我的取笑。
    ■(rise to)find the strength or ability to respond adequately to (a challenging situation)
    奋起应付(难局);能应付(难局)
    many participants in the race had never sailed before, but they rose to the challenge.
    许多参赛者从来没有乘船航行过,但是他们战胜了这一挑战。
  3. (of land or a feature following the contours of the land) incline upwards; become higher
    (土地,地貌轮廓特征)隆起,高起
    the moorlands rise and fall in gentle folds.
    高沼地起伏平缓。
    ■(of a building, mountain, or other high object or structure) be much taller than the surrounding landscape
    (房屋,山,其他高的物体或建筑物)矗立;高起
    the cliff rose more than a hundred feet above us.
    绝壁比我们高100多英尺。
    ■(of someone's hair) stand on end
    (毛发)竖起
    he felt the hairs rise on the back of his neck.
    他感到脖子后面的头发竖了起来。
    ■(of a building) undergo construction from the foundations
    (建筑物)被建起
    rows of two-storey houses are slowly rising.
    一排排的两层房在慢慢兴建起来。
    ■(of dough) swell by the action of yeast
    (面团)发起,发酵膨胀
    leave the dough in a warm place to rise.
    把生面团放在暖和的地方让它发酵。
    ■(of a bump, blister, or weal) appear as a swelling on the skin
    (肿块,水疱,伤痕在皮肤上)出现,长出
    blisters rose on his burned hand.
    他烧伤的手上长出了水疱。
    ■(of a person's stomach) become nauseated
    (胃)感到恶心
    Fabio's stomach rose at the foul bedding.
    法比奥一见那脏寝具就感到恶心。
  4. increase in number, size, amount, or quality
    (数目,尺寸,数量)增加;增长;上涨;(质量)提高,改善
    land prices had risen.
    土地价格上涨了。
    ■(of the sea, a river, or other body of water) increase in height to a particular level, typically through tidal action or flooding
    (海水、河水或其他水域)上涨
    the river level rose so high the work had to be abandoned.
    河面涨得太高,所以那项工程只能放弃了。
    the rising tide of crime.
    犯罪活动的上升趋势。
    ■(of an emotion) develop and become more intense
    (感情)变得强烈,激动
    he felt a tide of resentment rising in him.
    他感到一阵怨恨在心中升起。
    ■(of a sound) become louder; be audible above other sounds
    (声音)变响;高出(其他声音)
    her voice rose above the clamour.
    她的声音盖过了吵闹声。
    ■(of a person's mood) become more cheerful
    (情绪)变得更愉快
    her spirits rose as they left the ugly city behind.
    当他们远离那个丑陋的城市时,她的心情好转起来。
    ■(of the colour in a person's face) become deeper, especially as a result of embarrassment
    (尤指由于尴尬,脸色)发红;涨红
    he was teasing her, and she could feel her colour rising.
    他在取笑她,她能感到自己的脸涨得通红。
    ■(of a barometer or other measuring instrument) give a higher reading
    (气压表或其他测量仪器)读数高,读数升高
  5. (rising)approaching (a specified age)
    接近(某个年龄)
    she was thirty-nine rising forty.
    她39岁多快40岁了。
noun
  1. an upward movement; an instance of becoming higher
    上升;升起
    the bird has a display flight of steep flapping rises.
    这只鸟陡直而上振翅飞行。
    ■an act of a fish moving to the surface to take a fly or bait
    (鱼食假蝇或诱饵时)游上水面
    ■an increase in sound or pitch
    (声音或声调的)提高
    the rise and fall of his voice.
    他说话声的起伏。
    ■an instance of social, commercial, or political advancement
    (社会或政治上的)提升,晋升;(商业的)兴起
    few models have had such a meteoric rise.
    很少模特儿能这样迅速成名。
    ■an upward slope or hill
    岗;坡;小山;高地
    ■the vertical height of a step, arch, or incline
    (楼梯的)级高;(拱的)矢高;(斜坡的)垂直高度
    ■another term for riser (in sense 2)
    同riser (义项2)
  2. an increase in amount, extent, size, or number
    (数量,尺寸,数目)增加;增长;上涨;(程度)加剧
    local people are worried by the rise in crime.
    当地人为犯罪活动的增加而担心。
    ■(Brit.)an increase in salary or wages
    (英)工资(或薪水)增加
  3. [in sing.]a source; an origin
    源头;起源
    it was here that the brook had its rise.
    这条小河的源头正是在这里。
常用词组
get (或 take) a rise out of
  1. (informal)provoke an angry or irritated response from (someone), especially by teasing
    (非正式)(尤指因取笑)惹…恼怒
on the rise
  1. becoming greater or more numerous; increasing
    在增加;在增长;在上升;在上涨
    prices were on the rise.
    价格在上涨。
    ■becoming more successful
    变得更成功
    young stars on the rise.
    越来越成功的新秀。
rise and shine
  1. [usu. in imperative](informal)get out of bed smartly; wake up
    (非正式)快起床!(或醒醒吧!)
rise to the bait
  1. 见 bait
rise with the sun (或 lark)
  1. get up early in the morning
    早起
someone's star is rising
  1. someone is becoming more successful or popular
    某人越来越成功(或受欢迎)
语源
  1. Old English rīsan 'make an attack', 'wake, get out of bed', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijzen and German reisen
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