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uplift

uplift
[英] [ʌpˈlɪft] [美] [ʌpˈlɪft] 生词本

vt.

vi.

n.

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The verb is pronounced /ʌp'lɪft/. The noun is pronounced /'ʌplɪft/. 动词读作/ʌp'lɪft/，名词读作/'ʌplɪft/。
1. VERB 使振奋；提升 If something uplifts people, it helps them to have a better life, for example by making them feel happy or by improving their social conditions. 

  • We need a little something to help sometimes, to uplift us and make us feel better...

    有时候，我们需要一些小东西来激励自己，使自己感觉更好。

  • Art was created to uplift the mind and the spirit.

    艺术创作旨在陶冶情操。

  • Uplift is also a noun.

    • This victory was a massive uplift for us.

      这个胜利对我们来说是巨大的鼓舞。

2. N-COUNT 上扬；上涨；增长 In economics, an uplift in something such as the price of shares is an increase in their value. 

  • ...an uplift in the stock market...

    股市上涨

  • Its shares were down across the first quarter, but are now showing a 20 per cent uplift.

    它的股票在第一季度陷入低迷，但现在累计已有20%的涨幅。

Noun

1. (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

2. a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts

Verb

1. fill with high spirits; fill with optimism;

  • "Music can uplift your spirits"

2. lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces;

  • "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town"

3. lift up or elevate

体育

  • 1.推起

地质学

<名>
  • 1.隆起

电力

<名>
  • 1.上拔

石油

<名>
  • 1.隆起
1. His encouragement gave me a hot sense of uplift.
他的鼓励激发了我的上进心。

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