v (1)举(提，抬)起，提高(move or raise to a higher place，level or position)[T+n，T+n+prep，T+n+adv(up)，I ]：～(up)one's head/one's arm/one's hand 抬头/举臂/举手;～weights 举重;～one's voice/one's eyebrows 提高嗓门/扬起眉毛;The crane～s several tons at a time. 起重机一次吊起数吨重的重物。～a pan by the handle 握住把手把平底锅端起来;～a pail of water from the ground 把一桶水从地上提起来;～one's glass to the health of sb 举杯祝某人身体健康;～off one's hat 脱帽;～up a table/a box 抬起一张桌子/一个箱子;～up one's ears 竖起耳朵仔细听;～up a cry 高声大叫;The tower～s its pinnacles skyward. 塔的尖顶高耸入云。The window will not～. 这扇窗户提不起来。〖同〗raise;〖反〗lower;

(2)提(抬)起以便移动或放置(pick up and move or set)[T+n+prep]：～a parcel down the shelf 把包裹从架子上拿下来;～a child into one's arms 把孩子抱起来;～packages onto the counter 把包裹提起放到柜台上;The crane～ed goods into the hold/out of a train. 起重机把货物吊装进货舱/从火车上卸下来;

(3)提升(高)，鼓舞(raise in rank，condition，esteem，spirits，etc)[T+n，T+n+prep，I]：The good news～ed our spirits. 那好消息使我们精神振奋。be～ed up in spirit 精神受到鼓舞;～a person from poverty 使某人摆脱贫困;～an anxiety from sb 使某人不再焦虑;～a load from sb's mind 使某人了却一桩心事;He was rapidly～ed into power. 他被快速提升。That discovery～ed him to world fame. 那一发现使他举世闻名。Their spirits～ed when help came. 有人来帮忙，他们的情绪振奋起来。His heart～ed at the sight of her. 一见到她，他的心情顿时愉快起来。

(4)消散(rise and disappear in the air)[I]：The mist/fog/darkness is～ing. 薄雾正在消散/雾正在消散/黑暗正在消失。The clouds～ed. 云散了。With the rain，the smog～ed from the city. 下过雨，城市上空的烟雾消散了。〖同〗disperse;

(5)停止，取消，解除(put an end to;remove)[T+n]：～a blockade/a siege 解除封锁/包围;～the ban on .../sanctions against ... 解除对……的禁令/制裁;～an embargo/a curfew 解除禁运/宵禁;〖同〗cancel;

(6)挖出，拔(dig up or remove plants from the soil)[T+n]：～potatoes/turnips挖出土豆/拔萝卜;

(7)偷(剽)窃(steal;copy from sth already published)[T+n，T+n+prep(from)](infml)：Someone～ed his wallet on the bus. 有人在公共汽车上偷了他的钱包。～things/goods from a store/supermarket 从商店/超级市场偷东西/商品;～a passage from a book 从书中剽窃一段文字;The author～ed the paragraph from someone else's work. 那个作者从别人的作品中抄袭了这段文字。

lift a finger/a hand to do sth 稍干点活儿，给予帮助(常用于neg)(infml)：We all worked hard except Jim. He wouldn't～a finger. 除了吉姆以外我们干得都很起劲，他什么也不干。

lift off (v adv)(火箭等)升空(vi)：The rocket～ed off from the launching pad. 火箭从发射架腾空而起。

→′lift-off n 升空;

n (1)举(提，抬)起(的高度)(act of lifting or being lifted;distance a thing is lifted)[U，a～]：a～of one's eyebrows 扬一扬眉毛;a sudden～in one's voice 嗓门突然提高;give a little boy a～so he can see what is happening 把小男孩抱起来让他看清发生了什么事;walk with the proud～of one's head 昂首阔步;The weight-lifter made a～of more than two hundred kilos. 举重运动员举起了200多公斤的重量。The canal lock has a～of ten feet. 运河的船闸能使水位升高10英尺。

(2)电梯(device for raising or lowering persons or things from one floor or level to another)[C](=AmE elevator)：operate a～开电梯;take a～to the tenth floor 乘电梯到11楼(AmE 10楼); go up (down) in a/by～乘电梯上去(下来); Is the～going up or down? 电梯是上去还是下来?

(3)搭便车(free ride in sb's car，etc)[C]：give/offer sb a～to the next town让某人搭自己的车到下一个城镇;thumb a～(竖起拇指向司机打手势)要求搭车;We got a～part of the way in a lorry. 我们有一段路搭乘了卡车。

(4)鼓舞，振奋精神(rise in spirits or mood;elevated feeling)[U，a～]：Take a brandy;it may give you a～. 喝一杯白兰地吧，它会给你提提神。The boss's praise gave the staff a～. 老板的表扬鼓舞了全体职员。

→′lift-attendant，′liftboy，′liftman n 开电梯的人