单词 | elevated |
释义 | elevated (once / 451 pages) 1adjn 2adj Something that's elevated is raised up higher than it usually is, or is higher than things around it. An elevated train line has tracks up high above the ground. If your house is elevated on a hill, it won't be in danger of flooding, but it'll be hard to drive up the driveway on snowy days. As well as being physically elevated, things can also be figuratively elevated: your elevated social status might make you feel superior to your friends, and your favorite soccer team might hold an elevated position in the league after winning several games. In both cases, something has a higher value than it once did. WORD FAMILYelevated: elevateds+/elevate: elevated, elevates, elevating, elevation, elevator/elevation: elevations/elevator: elevators USAGE EXAMPLESIt is high for U.S. equities by historical averages, elevated for Japan, moderate for Europe and low for emerging markets. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Her eyes were a cloudy white and her eye pressures were elevated - it was glaucoma. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) The fire department tweeted a photo of firefighters dousing the roof from a firetruck’s elevated bucket. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1adj raised above the ground an elevated platform Syn raised located or moved above the surround or above the normal position 2adj increased in amount or degree Syn raised increased made greater in size or amount or degree 3n a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper el, elevated railroad, elevated railway, overhead railway big dipper, chute-the-chute, roller coaster elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines) hypercoastera roller coaster that goes up 200 feet or higher and can catapult riders from 0 to 70 mph in 4 seconds by motors originally designed to launch rockets railroad, railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight adj of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style Syn exalted, grand, high-flown, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, rarified, sublime noble having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character |
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