elevate

英['elɪveɪt] 美['elɪveɪt]
  • vt. 举起；提拔；素养提升；鼓舞
  • vi. 变高
elevated elevated elevating elevates
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星级词汇:
  • eleatic n.埃里亚人；埃里亚派之信徒adj.埃里亚的

详细释义

    v. (动词)
    1. 提起，举起，抬起，抬高，使向上，使上升，使升高
    2. 振奋，使(意气)激昂，鼓舞，使情绪高昂，使兴高采烈
    3. 提升...的职位，提拔，晋升(到不应有的位置)
    4. 提高，使高尚
    5. 变高，升高
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. 举起,提高 lift up; raise
    2. vt. 提升 raise in rank
    3. vt. 鼓舞,使更有修养 make better or more educated

英英释义

Verb:
  1. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position;

    "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"
    "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"
    "I got promoted after many years of hard work"

  2. raise from a lower to a higher position;

    "Raise your hands"
    "Lift a load"

  3. raise in rank or condition;

    "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

双语例句

1. Democracy might elevate the common man to a position of political superiority.
民主也许能提升普通人的政治地位，让他们产生优越感。

来自柯林斯例句

2. His energy and talent elevate him to godlike status.
他因精力充沛、才华横溢而被尊为神人。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He used a couple of bolsters to elevate his head.
他用两个垫枕垫头.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Reading good books elevate one's mind.
阅读好书可提高人的心灵修养.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. Don't elevate your superiors to superstar status.
别把你的上司捧得跟超级巨星似的。

来自辞典例句

    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. They had the attempt to elevate Anderson to the presidency.
      他们企图把安德逊抬上总统宝座。
    2. He used a couple of bolsters to elevate his head.
      他用两个垫枕垫头。
    3. They had the attempt to elevate Anderson to the presidency.
      他们企图把安德逊抬上总统宝座。
    4. Reading good books elevates your mind.
      阅读好书使人思想高尚。
    5. The song never failed to elevate his spirits.
      这首歌总使他精神振奋。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作及物动词 S+～+ n./pron.
    1. The fresh morning air elevated him.
      早晨新鲜的空气使他舒畅。
    2. His inspiring speech elevated the audience.
      他那鼓舞人心的话使听众为之振奋。
    3. He used a couple of pillows to elevate his head.
      他用两个枕头垫头。
    4. He elevated the blinds.
      他拉起了百叶窗。
    5. Earth movements in the past elevated great areas of the seabed.
      过去地球的运动把大片的海床升高了。
    6. Reading good books elevates your mind.
      阅读好书能增进你的心灵修养。
    7. The good news elevated everyone's spirits.
      这个好消息鼓舞了每个人的情绪。
      8. 1
    8. He was elevated.
      他得到提升。

用法讲解

v. (动词)
  1. elevate 的基本意思是从底处向高处上升,多用于比喻义,即“晋升,提拔,提高,鼓舞”等。
  2. elevate 是及物动词,可接名词或代词作宾语。表示“提高,提升”时,宾语后常接to或into引起的介词短语。
v. (动词)
elevate, boost, enhance, exalt, grow, highten, hoist, lift, raise
  • 参见raise条。
    • lift，hoist，raise，elevate，heave，boost
  • 这些动词均有“升起、举起”之意。
  • lift指用人力或机械力把某物升到较高的位置。
  • hoist多指用绳索、滑轮等机械把重物升起。
  • raise较正式用词，常可与lift换用，但强调把某物举起或抬起到应有的高度。常用比喻。
  • elevate较正式用词，指位置、高度的升高，多作比喻用，指职位、品德等的提高。
  • heave指需花大力气或借外力才能举起或抬起重物。
  • boost原义指从后面或下面推起或提高，现常用于指提高价格、振作精神等抽象概念。
    • 用作动词 (v.)
    elevate to (v.+prep.)
      提高,提升 lift up; raise to a higher place or rank
      elevate sb/sth to sth

      The Queen rewarded the Minister for years of faithful service by elevating him to the House of Lords.

      这位大臣多年来忠于职守,女王为了奖赏他提拔他为上院议员。

      The platform was elevated to a height of five feet.

      平台被升到5英尺的高度。

      Materials are elevated to the top floor by the new hoist.

      材料由那台新起重机吊到楼顶。

      The clerk was elevated to a managerial position.

      那个职员被升到经理职位。

      When the president of the company retired, the vice-president was elevated to his position.

      公司总裁退休后,副总裁被提升来接替他的职位。

      Because of this remarkable feat, he was elevated to the rank of colonel.

      由于这桩奇功,他被提升为上校。

    用作动词 (v.)
    ～+名词 ～+副词 ～+介词

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