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  • Conjugation : past  lifted ; pp  lifted ; ing  lifting
  • Derivatives : n  lifter
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

lift [lɪft]
  1. 1. vt. [+thing, part of body] (raise) 举起
  2. 2. vt. [+ban, sanctions, embargo] (end) 解除
  3. 3. vt. [+rate, price] (increase) 提高
  4. 4. vt. [inf] (copy) 抄袭
  5. 5. vi. [fog+] 消散
  6. 6. noun [c] [BRIT] 电梯[美 = elevator]
    to give sb a lift
    [esp BRIT] [汽车] 让某人搭便车

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

lift [lɪft] [lɪft]
  1. 1. vt. 举起；抬高
    She lifted the weights above her head.
    她把哑铃举过了头顶。
    We need to lift the table to get through the door.
    我们需要把桌子举起来，才能穿过这道门。
  2. 2. vt. 搬动；挪下来
    lift the box down from the shelf
    把箱子从架子上搬下来
  3. 3. vt. 高举
  4. 4. vt. 晋升；提高；鼓舞
    She lifted her voice during her rendition of the classic opera song.
    表演古典歌剧时，她提高了嗓门放声歌唱。
    The lead performance really lifted the movie out of the gutter.
    主角的表演提升了这部电影的档次。
  5. 5. vt. 偿清（债务）；赎回（抵押品）
  6. 6. vt. 解除（封锁、包围等）
  7. 7. vt. 撤销（命令或禁令）
  8. 8. vt. 挖掘
  9. 9. vt. [verbal] 剽窃；尤指抄袭
    to lift a passage from another writer
    从另一位作家处抄袭一段
  10. 10. vt. [slang] 偷
  11. 11. vt. 作（面部）整容（通常指消除皱纹）
  12. 12. vt. 运送；尤指空运
  13. 13. vt. [golf] 把（球）从无法击出的位置拣起
  14. 14. vt. [military] 改变火力方向；停止射击
  15. 15. vt. [slang] 偷窃
  16. 16. vt. [slang] 把某物拿走
  17. 17. vi. 用力举起（或试图举起）某物
  18. 18. vi. 消散
    The fog lifted.
    雾已消散。
  19. 19. vi. 被举起；升高
  20. 20. vi. 停一段肘间
  21. 21. noun 举；抬；升
  22. 22. noun 一次举起的数量
  23. 23. noun 举起的距离
  24. 24. noun 上升的高度
  25. 25. noun 举扬力
  26. 26. noun 高昂的情绪；昂扬
  27. 27. noun 高昂的姿态
  28. 28. noun 搭便车
    My friend gave me a lift to the library.
    我搭朋友的车去了图书馆。
  29. 29. noun 帮助；帮忙
  30. 30. noun 地面的隆起部分；小丘
  31. 31. noun 鞋后跟
  32. 32. noun [England] 托起（人或物）的工具
    The lift is broken at the moment.
    电梯现在坏了。
  33. 33. noun 千斤顶
  34. 34. noun [aeronautics] 升力；浮力
  35. 35. noun [mining] 扬水泵
  36. 36. noun 缆车
  37. 37. noun [slang] 酒精饮料的酒精度数
  38. 38. noun [slang] 短暂的让某人自我感觉良好的事件
  39. 39. noun [slang] 因吸毒而产生的愉快情绪（毒品相关用语）
  40. 40. noun [slang] 鞋子的高跟，让某人显得更高一些（通常用作复数）
  41. 41. noun [slang] 整形手术
  42. 42. noun [slang] 鬓角处佩戴的有整形效果的仪器
  43. 43. noun [slang] 乘车，运输

Collins English-English Dictionary

lift [lɪft]
  1. 1. vb to rise or cause to rise upwards from the ground or another support to a higher place
    to lift a sack
  2. 2. n [Brit] a platform, compartment, or cage raised or lowered in a vertical shaft to transport persons or goods in a building elevator
  3. 3. vb to move or cause to move upwards
    to lift one's eyes
  4. 4. vt. [tr] to take hold of in order to carry or remove
    to lift something down from a shelf
  5. 5. vt. [tr] to raise in status, spirituality, estimation, etc
    his position lifted him from the common crowd
  6. 6. vt. [tr] to revoke or rescind
    to lift tax restrictions
  7. 7. vt. to make or become audible or louder
    to lift one's voice in song
  8. 8. vt. [tr] to take (plants or underground crops) out of the ground for transplanting or harvesting
  9. 9. vi. [intr] to disappear by lifting or as if by lifting
    the fog lifted
  10. 10. vi. to transport in a vehicle
  11. 11. vt. [tr] [informal] to take unlawfully or dishonourably; steal
  12. 12. vt. [tr] [informal] to make dishonest use of (another person's idea, writing, etc); plagiarize
  13. 13. vt. [tr] [slang] to arrest
  14. 14. vt. [tr] to perform a face-lift on
  15. 15. vt. [tr] [US and Canadian] to pay off (a mortgage, etc)
  16. 16. n the act or an instance of lifting
  17. 17. n the power or force available or used for lifting
  18. 18. n See chairlift ski lift
  19. 19. n the distance or degree to which something is lifted
  20. 20. n a usually free ride as a passenger in a car or other vehicle
  21. 21. n a rise in the height of the ground
  22. 22. n a rise in morale or feeling of cheerfulness usually caused by some specific thing or event
  23. 23. n the force required to lift an object
  24. 24. n a layer of the heel of a shoe, etc, or a detachable pad inside the shoe to give the wearer added height
  25. 25. n aid; help
  26. 26. n [mining] the thickness of ore extracted in one operation
  27. 27. n a set of pumps used in a mine
  28. 28. n the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on a wing, etc, at right angles to the airflow
  29. 29. n the upward force exerted by the gas in a balloon, airship, etc
  30. 30. n See airlift
  31. 31. n [Etymology] C13: from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse lypta, Old English lyft sky; compare loft
lift [lɪft]
  1. 1. n [Scot] the sky
  2. 2. n [Etymology] Old English lyft
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Examples

to help someone lift a load
帮某人提东西 → help
lift the box down from the shelf
把箱子从架子上搬下来 → lift
to lift a passage from another writer
从另一位作家处抄袭一段 → writer
Together they were able to lift the sofa.
他们一起动手才把那张沙发抬了起来。 → together
Smoking is not allowed in the lift.
电梯内禁止吸烟。
Bend your legs when you lift heavy objects to avoid back injuries.
提起重物时要弯曲腿部以免伤到后背。 → bend
We need to lift the table to get through the door.
我们需要把桌子举起来，才能穿过这道门。 → lift
The lift is broken at the moment.
电梯现在坏了。 → lift
My friend gave me a lift to the library.
我搭朋友的车去了图书馆。 → lift
The maximum load for this lift is one hundred kilos.
这个电梯的最大承载量是100公斤。 → load
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