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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

rising ['raɪzɪŋ]
  1. 1. adjective (increasing) 增加的
  2. 2. adjective [+tide] 上涨的
  3. 3. adjective [+film star, politician etc] (up-and-coming) 崭露头角的

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

rising [ 'raɪzɪŋ] [ 'raɪzɪŋ]
  1. 1. adjective 上升的；渐高的；向上斜的
  2. 2. adjective 长大的；兴起的；发展（或成长）中的
    the rising generation
    年轻的一代
  3. 3. adjective [American English] [verbal] [dialect] 等于…的；略多于…的；接近...的
    a man rising fifty
    快50岁的人
  4. 4. noun 起立，（尤指）起义；起来造反
  5. 5. noun 隆起物，尤指凸出物；突出部分
  6. 6. noun [dialect] 隆起物，尤指疖，脓疱

Collins English-English Dictionary

rising ['raɪzɪŋ]
  1. 1. n an insurrection or rebellion; revolt
  2. 2. n the yeast or leaven used to make dough rise in baking
  3. 3. adj [prenominal] increasing in rank, status, or reputation
    a rising young politician
  4. 4. adj increasing in maturity; growing up to adulthood
    the rising generation
  5. 5. adv [informal] approaching the age of; nearly
    she's rising 40
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Examples

to signal a question by a rising inflection
用升调表示一个疑问句 → inflection
to ask a question with a rising intonation
用升调提问题 → intonation
the tower rising above the trees
耸立在林中的宝塔 → rise
hills rising steeply
陡峭的群山 → rise
land rising ahead of the ship
出现在船前方的陆地 → rise
a house rising on the hill
建在山上的房屋 → rise
the rising generation
年轻的一代 → rising
a man rising fifty
快50岁的人 → rising
The cost of an apartment per square meter is rising.
公寓每平米的价格正在上涨。 → meter
The 10m head of water in the shafts is rising.
闸门井里正在形成10米高的水位差。 → head
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