| 单词 | hoist |
| 释义 | hoist (once / 516 pages) vn To hoist is to raise up or lift, like a crane or forklift would. You can hoist yourself up onto the roof to get a better view, or hoist a beer to your mouth — as long as you're over 21. You can certainly hoist a cup to your mouth to drink, but this word is generally used to describe heavier lifting, like the hoisting of a fallen tree onto the bed of a truck or hoisting the Super Bowl trophy over your head after the big game. In nautical terms, where it comes up often, hoist refers to a group of flags that are raised all at once to communicate a signal. WORD FAMILYhoist: hoisted, hoister, hoisting, hoists+/hoister: hoisters USAGE EXAMPLESThe animal was reportedly then hoisted by forklift into a boat as the new year countdown approached on Saturday night. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) They document themselves with reality-show glee clearing Islamic state tunnels, hoisting salvaged weapons, pointing to graffiti, prisoners and corpses. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Those Darlins, Jan. 29 at the Basement East: Beloved local band says goodbye, is hoisted aloft by its rock and roll family. Slate(Dec 27, 2016) 1v raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car Syn|Hypo|Hyper lift, wind trice, trice up hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise raise from a lower to a higher position 2v raise hoist the flags hoist a sail Syn|Hyper run up bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise raise from a lower to a higher position 3v move from one place to another by lifting They hoisted the patient onto the operating table Hyper bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise raise from a lower to a higher position 4n lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects Hypo|Hyper block and tackle pulley blocks with associated rope or cable headgearthe hoist at the pithead of a mine wheel and axlehoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel lifting device a device for lifting heavy loads |
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