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elevate
[英] [ˈeliveit] [美] [ˈɛləˌvet] 生词本

vt.

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1. VERB 提拔;提升；提高…的地位 When someone or something achieves a more important rank or status, you can say that they are elevated to it. 

  • He was elevated to the post of prime minister.

    他升任总理。

elevation

  • The Prime Minister is known to favour the elevation of more women to the Cabinet...

    人所共知首相希望提拔更多女性进入内阁。

  • After his elevation to the papacy, he reigned for two years.

    他升任教皇后在位两年。

2. VERB 提高，提升（地位） If you elevate something to a higher status, you consider it to be better or more important than it really is. 

  • Don't elevate your superiors to superstar status.

    别把你的上司捧得跟超级巨星似的。

3. VERB 提高;增加 To elevate something means to increase it in amount or intensity. 

  • Emotional stress can elevate blood pressure.

    情绪压力可能会导致血压升高。

  • ...overweight individuals who have elevated cholesterol levels.

    胆固醇水平升高的体重超标者

4. VERB 举起;抬起;使升高 If you elevate something, you raise it above a horizontal level. 

  • Jack elevated the gun at the sky.

    杰克朝天举枪。

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"

体育

  • 1.抬高
  • 2.使升高
1. 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》

2. 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》