| 单词 | elevate |
| 释义 | elevate (elɪveɪt ) Word forms: elevates , elevating , elevated 1. verb [usually passive] When someone or something achieves a more important rank or status, you can say that they are elevated to it. [formal] He was elevated to the post of prime minister. [be VERB-ed + to] Synonyms: promote, raise, advance, upgrade elevation (elɪveɪʃən ) uncountable noun [usually with poss] The elevation of Pierre d'Aubusson to the rank of cardinal was applauded throughout Europe. [+ of/to] After his elevation to the papacy, he reigned for two years. Synonyms: rise, hill, mountain, height Synonyms: promotion, upgrading, advancement, exaltation 2. verb If you elevate something to a higher status, you consider it to be better or more important than it really is. Don't elevate your superiors to superstar status. [VERB noun + to] 3. verb To elevate something means to increase it in amount or intensity. [formal] Emotional stress can elevate blood pressure. [VERB noun] ...individuals who have elevated cholesterol levels. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: increase, lift, raise, step up 4. verb If you elevate something, you raise it above a horizontal level. [formal] Jack elevated the gun at the sky. [VERB noun] Synonyms: raise, lift, heighten, uplift Collocations: elevate a risk If there was, it would elevate the risk of prolonged deflation. Times, Sunday Times Not vaccinating elevates the risks of infectious disease among the poor and immunosuppressed. Christianity Today He added that salt could play an important role in elevating the risk of heart failure. Times, Sunday Times This in turn elevates the risk for heart disease. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Warmer-than-ideal conditions result in higher metabolism and consequent reductions in body size despite increased foraging, which in turn elevates the risk of predation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ultimate goal must be to elevate the game, to engage and excite its players and to encourage better cricket than we've ever seen before. Times, Sunday Times He might have ruined any chance of a positive result, any opportunity for a late flourish to elevate this game from the tedium. The Sun I never wanted us to be separate in the first place but together, playing more and more combined events, we can elevate the game to new levels. Times, Sunday Times They really have to elevate their game. Globe and Mail Playing tougher teams elevates your game and makes you better in the long run. Houston Chronicle All of these approaches elevate the importance of the verbal, personal interchange above that of the lengthy written contract. Times, Sunday Times It altered evangelicalism by elevating the importance of testimony and expanding the ranks of potential spiritual leaders. Christianity Today Scything opponents down at the ankles elevates the importance of the 'jackal', who pounces over the tackled player to contest possession. Times, Sunday Times Post-modernism also elevated the importance of cinema in artistic discussions, placing it on a peer level with the other fine arts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rate transparency had elevated the importance of incorporating market positioning against substitutable alternatives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I got into this business trying to elevate the level of television. The Sun Acute stress elevates the levels of inhibitory neurosteroids like allopregnanolone, and these neurosteroids are known to counteract many of the effects of stress. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also elevated the level of antioxidant enzymes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, while citalopram may elevate my mood, it depresses lots of other things, most notably libido. Times, Sunday Times Nothing so elevates the mood and butters up the world like lunch. Times, Sunday Times And since it elevates your mood, it should do something physically in your body to create that feeling of well-being. The Scientist Being relaxed can do positive things for someones health from just elevating your mood to helping with insomnia. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One of the stated aims of these championships was to elevate the quality of this widely disdained code. Times, Sunday Times The information firm believes frank insights, such as this, could help elevate the quality of debate inside company boardrooms. Times, Sunday Times This would create adequate capacity to meet the freight demand and also elevate the quality of service to global standards. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It attempts to elevate the quality of life for all citizens of a community by endorsing individual and community wellness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Through such education, we can not only elevate the quality of the living environment but also maintain good relations with the neighborhood. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 See it as something to elevate the spirit and, well, you get the idea. Times,Sunday Times We like walking trips that value accommodation and food as much as scenery, offer creature comforts as well as wildlife, and help to elevate the spirit, not break it. Times, Sunday Times Good light helps to elevate your spirits and create an airy environment. Times, Sunday Times Only the thrill of battle can elevate his spirits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While he was there he elevated the standard of play and lifted the mood in the ground. Times, Sunday Times Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a statesman he did something to uphold the traditional ideal of his office; as a primate he elevated the standards of clerical discipline and education. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And as portrait painters seek to elevate the status of their skill, their images begin to adopt allegorical or historical overtones. Times, Sunday Times Despite this injury, he performed anyway to elevate the status of his co-performers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many believe he has earned it, his form in recent weeks elevating his status in the game. The Sun Art has become an investment, but also a stock that elevates their status and lifestyle, an invitation to exclusive socialising. Times, Sunday Times The presence of teams from abroad was seen as a way of elevating the status of the new competition. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 提拔 Japanese: 昇進させる |
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