1. vt. & vi.举起，抬起　 elevate or raise;ascend or rise;revoke
2. vt.终止；解除；撤销　 bring to an end;remove;rescind
3. vi.消散　 disappear;disperse

　～ a desk　抬起桌子
　～ a pail of water　提起一桶水
　～ one's glass　举杯
　～ one's head　抬头
　～ one's spirits　提起精神
　～ one's voice　提高嗓门
　～ price　提高物价
　～ sports standard　提高运动水平
　～ the level　提高水平
　～ the tariff　提高关税
　～ accidentally　意外举起
　～ agreeably　令人愉快地举起
　～ angrily　愤怒地举起
　～ bravely　勇敢地举起
　～ casually　漫不经心地举起
　～ cheerfully　兴高采烈地举起
　～ consistently　一致地举起
　～ constantly　不断地举起
　～ cunningly　巧妙地举起
　～ daringly　大胆地举起
　～ deliberately　有意地举起
　～ desperately　不顾一切地举起
　～ discreetly　小心地举起
　～ episodically　偶尔举起
　～ eventually　最终举起
　～ extemporaneously　临时举起
　～ finally　最终举起
　～ frequently　频繁地举起
　～ gradually　渐渐地举起
　～ hastily　急速地举起
　～ heartlessly　无意地举起
　～ hideously　令人惊骇地举起
　～ insistently　引人注意地举起
　～ instinctively　本能地举起
　～ involuntarily　不由自主地举起
　～ momentarily　顷刻之间举起
　～ noiselessly　静静地举起
　～ purposely　有目的地举起
　～ rapidly　迅速举起
　～ reluctantly　不情愿地举起
　～ resolutely　果断地举起
　～ satisfactorily　令人满意地举起
　～ simultaneously　同时举起
　～ slowly　缓慢举起
　～ speedily　快速地举起
　～ stoutly　有力地举起
　～ successfully　成功地举起
　～ symbolically　象征性地举起
　～ unanimously　一致举起
　～ victoriously　成功地举起
　～ vigorously　有魄力地举起
　～ off　吊起，揭起，（飞机）起飞，（火箭）腾空而起，发射出去
　～ up　提起，抬起，消失
　～ up one's ear　竖起耳朵
　～ up one's eyes　抬起视线，仰望
　～ up one's voice　提高嗓音
　～ above the square　雄伟地耸立在广场上
　～ a hand against sb　反抗某人
　～ from　从…提起
　～ a box into a lorry　把箱子抬上卡车
　～ a box out of train　把箱子抬下火车

　The cover won't lift.　这个盖子打不开。
　This window will not lift.　这个窗户推不上去。
　The low clouds began to lift.　低空的云开始上升。
　The plane will take off once the fog has lifted.　等雾一消散，飞机便起飞。
　The mist began to lift.　雾开始消散。
　He is strong enough to lift the box.　他很强壮，能举得起这只箱子。
　Try as I might, I could not lift the stone.　用尽力气，我还是举不起这块石头。
　I can't lift this bag— it's too heavy.　这个袋子太重了，我抬不起来。
　He was too weak even to lift his hand.　他虚弱得连手都抬不起来。
　Linnet lifted her head and stared at him.　林内特抬起头来凝视着他。
　"To the friendship between the two countries!" he lifted his glass and said.　他举杯说：“为两国的友谊干杯！”
　First we have to lift the level of instruction.　首先，我们得提高教学水平。
　This piece of luck lifted his spirits.　这一好运振奋了他的情绪。
　Someone lifted his wallet on the bus.　有人在公共汽车上偷了他的钱包。
　The government lifted the ban on tourist travel.　政府取消了游客旅行的禁令。
　The plants were lifted last year.　去年，那些植物被铲除了。
　The unpopular tax was soon lifted.　那项不得人心的税很快被取消了。
　Her purse was lifted yesterday in the supermarket.　昨天，在超市她的钱包被偷了。

 ♣ lift above　(v.+prep.)
　耸立　move or go upwards or to be in an upright position
　The Monument to the People's Heroes lifts above Tian An Men Square.　人民英雄纪念碑耸立在天安门广场。
 ♣ lift down　(v.+adv.)
　拿下来　lift and then bring down
　He lifted the books down from the top shelf.　他把书从架上取下来。
　Please lift the box down from the shelf for me, I can't reach.　请帮我把箱子从架子上搬下来，我够不着。
 ♣ lift from　(v.+prep.)
1. 偷窃 steal sth
　She was caught lifting makeup from the supermarket.　她在超市偷窃化妆品时被抓住了。
　Parts of your article have been lifted bodily from a well-known magazine.　你的文章中有几部分是从一本有名的杂志中整个抄袭来的。
2. （使…)从…升起，（把…)从…揭起 (cause sb/sth to) rise from
　The airplane lifted from the airport.　飞机从机场起飞。
　The stone is too heavy to lift from the ground.　这块石头太重，无法从地上搬起来。
　Three men were lifted by helicopter from the burning ship.　直升机把三个男人从燃烧着的船上吊起来。
　She was lifted from a captain to the rank of major.　她从上尉晋升为少校。
 ♣ lift off　(v.+adv.)
1. （飞机、火箭等）起飞，发射升空 (airplane, rocket, etc.) take off
　The heavy bombers slowly lifted off.　重型轰炸机慢慢地起飞了。
　The rocket is due to lift off at noon on Friday.　火箭定于星期五中午发射。
　The rocket lifted off from its launching pad.　火箭从它的发射台上发射而出。
2. 揭开 raise and remove
　Steam power was discovered when its inventor watched the steam lifting off the lid of a pan.　蒸汽能得到发现在于它的发现者看到蒸汽冲开了锅盖。
 ♣ lift onto　(v.+prep.)
　把…引上…　divert sth onto
　They have lifted water from the Yellow River onto the high land and reaped a good cotton harvest on a 300 mu tract.　他们把黄河水引上高地，使300亩棉田获得丰收。
 ♣ lift up　(v.+adv.)
1. 举起，提起 raise, pick up
　Lift your foot up;you're standing on the hem of my dress.　把脚抬一抬，你踩着我的衣服边了。
　Soon there is enough force to lift the plane up off the ground.　很快，就有一种足够的力量使飞机离地起飞。
　Don't shuffle, lift up your feet.　不要拖着脚走，把你的脚抬起来。
　The dog lifted up its ears.　狗竖起了耳朵。
2. 鼓舞 stimulate or inspire
　His very presence lifted us all up.　正是他的来临使我们人人振奋。
　This sunshine should lift up your spirits a little.　阳光会使你的精神振作一点儿。

 ♣ lift, boost, elevate, enhance, exalt, grow, highten, hoist, raise
　参见raise条。
 ♣ lift, filch, pinch, purloin, steal
　参见steal条。

1. S 抬，举　 lifting;being lifted
2. C 电梯，升降机　 box-like device for moving people or goods from one floor of a building to another
3. C 免费搭私人车；坐他人的便车　 free ride in a private vehicle
4. S 鼓舞，振奋　 feeling of elation

　call ～　要电梯
　give sb a ～　帮某人一把，给某人提一提精神
　operate a ～　开电梯
　take a ～　乘电梯
　car ～　汽车起重机
　chair ～　（运送滑雪者或游客上下山的）升降椅
　by ～　乘电梯
　with one great ～　猛一抬
　～ in fortune　运气的好转
　～ in one's voice　嗓门提高
　～ in prices　涨价

　One more lift and it's up!　再抬一下，它就起来了。
　With one great lift, the men moved the rock.　那些人猛一抬，把那块石头搬动了。
　The weight-lifter made a lift of several hundred kilos.　那个举重运动员举起了几百公斤。
　It required a lift of three feet to get in the piano.　必须抬高3英尺才能把钢琴搬进去。
　Give him a lift;he's too small to see anything.　把他抱起来，他太矮，什么也看不见。
　The building was equipped with two lifts.　这栋大楼装备了两部电梯。
　He pressed the button to call the lift.　他按键呼叫电梯。
　He took the lift to the 14th floor.　他乘电梯到了14楼。
　Is the lift going up?　电梯在向上开吗?
　Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.　由于累得爬不动楼梯，她乘电梯上去了。
　Could you give me a lift to the next village?　能让我搭你的车到前面那个村子吗?
　I'll give you a lift to the station.　我用车顺便送你去车站吧。
　We got a lift part of the way in a lorry.　我们有一段路搭乘了卡车。
　Can I give you a lift home?　你搭我的车回家好吗?
　He gave her a lift into town.　他让她搭车进城。
　It gives the worker an extraordinary psychological lift.　这使那个工人受到巨大的精神鼓舞。
　Winning the scholarship gave her a tremendous lift.　获得奖学金使她大为振奋。
　Take a brandy, it may give you a lift.　喝杯白兰地吧，也许会帮你提提神。

 ♣ lift, elevator
　这两个词都可以指“电梯”。lift是英式英语，而elevator是美式英语。

　［同义词］ v. elevate, raise n. elevator
　［反义词］ v. drop, lower
　［词源］　中古英语liften<古挪威语lypta（举起，提高）