| 单词 | lift |
| 释义 | lift —lift /lɪft/ noun (MAKE HAPPY) give sb a lift► F0 to make someone happier: » She'd been feeling a bit low but hearing that she'd got the job gave her a lift.Thesaurus+: ↑Causing pleasureThesaurus+: ↑Reassuringnoun (RAISE) F0 [C or U] an act of lifting or raising something: » Give it one more lift and we'll have it at the top of the stairs.Thesaurus+: ↑Raising and loweringF0 [U] SPECIALIZED the force on the wing of a bird or aircraft that keeps it in the air as it moves forward Thesaurus+: ↑Travelling by aircraft , ↑Aviation , ↑Movement through the airThesaurus+: ↑Movement through the air , ↑Aviation , ↑Travelling by aircraftnoun [C usually singular] (JOURNEY) ► A2 a free journey in another person's vehicle, especially a car: » I'll give you a lift to the station if you like.» He hitched a lift (= stood by the road and made a signal asking a car to stop and take him) to Birmingham.Thesaurus+: ↑Journeysnoun [C] UK (US elevator) (CARRYING DEVICE) ► A2 a device like a box which moves up and down, carrying people or goods from one floor of a building to another or taking people up and down underground in a mine: » Take the lift to the sixth floor.Thesaurus+: ↑Stairs and liftsThesaurus+: ↑Machinery and machines , ↑Household equipment and domestic chores• • • Extra Examples:» The lift isn't working.» We got stuck in the lift.» Take the lift to the top floor.» We went up in the lift.» He is scared to go in lifts.verb (MAKE HAPPY) ↑Verb Endings for lift lift sb's spirits INFORMAL► F0 to make someone happier: » Nothing - not even the prospect of dinner - could lift his spirits.Thesaurus+: ↑Causing pleasureThesaurus+: ↑Reassuringverb (RAISE) ↑Verb Endings for lift B1 [T] to move something from a lower to a higher position: » Could you help me lift this table, please?» Could you lift your chair a bit - I've got my bag caught under it.» She lifted the cigarette (up) to her lips.» He lifted his eyes (= looked up) from the paper and glared.Thesaurus+: ↑Raising and loweringlift a/the cupF0 to win a race or competition in which the prize is a metal cup: » He is the hot favourite to lift the cup again next month.F0 [T] SPECIALIZED to dig underground vegetables or plants out of the ground: » They're lifting potatoes.Thesaurus+: ↑Raising and lowering• • • Extra Examples:» "Can you lift this case?" "It depends on how heavy it is."» When I lifted the log, there were lots of beetles skittering about under it.» He lifts weights after work to let off steam.» I could hardly lift my head off the pillow this morning I was so tired.» Can you lift your arm at all, or is it too painful?verb (STEAL) ↑Verb Endings for lift F0 [T] INFORMAL to steal something Thesaurus+: ↑StealingF0 [T] INFORMAL to use someone else's writing, music, or idea, pretending that it is your own: » He'd lifted whole passages from a website.Thesaurus+: ↑Faking and pretendingThesaurus+: ↑Copying and copies , ↑Forgeryverb [I or T, usually + adv/prep] (TAKE HOLD) ↑Verb Endings for lift ► F0 to take hold of and raise something in order to remove, carry, or move it to a different position: » She lifted the baby out of her chair.» He lifted the box carefully down from the shelf.Thesaurus+: ↑Raising and lowering• • • Extra Examples:» They lifted him off the bed.» Can you lift the box onto the table?» We lifted the vases down from the cupboard.» He lifted his leg painfully off the stool.» She lifted the cups carefully out of their boxes.verb [I] (GO AWAY) ↑Verb Endings for lift ► F0 (of mist or fog) to go away until none is left: » The morning mist had lifted and the sun was starting to come through.Thesaurus+: ↑Clouds, dew, fog and steamverb [T] (END) ↑Verb Endings for lift ► F0 to end a rule or law: » The restrictions on water usage have been lifted now that the river levels are normal.» At last they've lifted the ban on jeans at the club.Thesaurus+: ↑Causing something to end , ↑Coming to an endverb [T] INFORMAL (MAKE INTERESTING) ↑Verb Endings for lift ► F0 to make something more interesting or enjoyable: » The article is informative enough, but it's a bit dull - we need something to lift it.Thesaurus+: ↑Making things better , ↑Becoming betterverb [T] LITERARY (MAKE LOUD) ↑Verb Endings for lift ► F0 to make your voice louder, especially when performingThesaurus+: ↑Increasing and intensifying |
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