❶ (往上托； 举) prop up; hold up; lift up: 高 ～ 火炬 hold aloft the torch; 众 ～ 易举。 When there are many people it's easy to lift a load.; Many hands make light work. ❷ [书] (持， 取) hold; take; get ❸ [书] (支撑； 承受) support; bear; prop up; sustain ◆擎天支柱 a tower of strength