Word · Frequency #1345
lift
举起；抬起；升起
To raise or rise; to try to raise something by exerting strength.
- 1.
To raise or rise.
举起或升起
- 2.
To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).
解除(禁令、限制等)
- 3.
To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)
减轻、缓解(压力、紧张、压力等)
- 4.
To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
尝试举起某物；施加力量以举起或承受
- 5.
To elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.
提升或改善等级、状况等；常与up连用
- 6.
To collect, as moneys due; to raise.
收集应付款项；筹集
- 7.
Given morphisms f and g with the same target: To produce a morphism which the given morphism factors through (i.e. a morphism h such that f=g∘h; cf. lift n.etymology 1, noun 20)
给定具有相同目标的态射f和g:产生一个态射,使给定的态射通过它分解(即一个态射h,使得f=g∘h)
- 8.
To buy a security or other asset previously offered for sale.
购买先前出售的证券或其他资产
- 9.
To take (hounds) off the existing scent and move them to another spot.
将猎犬从现有气味中带走并移到另一个地方。
解除；撤销；缓解；减轻；提升；提高；筹集；征收；买入；买进
In use
She asked me to help her lift the heavy box onto the shelf.
The good news lifted everyone's spirits at the office.
The government decided to lift the travel restrictions next month.
Verb forms
base lift · third person lifts · -ing lifting · past lifted · past participle lifted
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- lift weights
- 举重；举哑铃
- She lifts weights three times a week to build muscle.她每周举重三次来锻炼肌肉。
- lift a ban
- 解除禁令
- The council voted to lift the ban on street markets.市议会投票决定解除对街头市场的禁令。
- lift someone's spirits
- 使某人振作起来；鼓舞某人
- A short call with a friend really lifts my spirits.和朋友简短地通个电话真的能让我振作起来。
- lift a burden
- 减轻负担
- This donation will lift a burden from the family.这笔捐款将减轻这家人的一个负担。
- lift off
- 升空；起飞
- The helicopter lifted off from the helipad.直升机从停机坪升空。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
英式英语里电梯叫lift，电梯把人和物从低处“举起、升起”，记住电梯，也就记住了动词lift。.
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常体力动作、正式公告或法律条文、健康或情绪方面 lift 作动词时，基本义“举起/抬起”在口语和书面语中都很常用，整体偏中性；而表示“解除（禁令、限制等）”或“缓解（压力、紧张等）”时，多用于正式或半正式语境。具体含义要结合宾语判断，不必严格区分正式与非正式。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时表示'举起、提高'等；作不及物动词时表示'升起、消散'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 lift (/lɪft/) 押韵，均以 /ɪft/ 结尾：gift, sift, rift, drift, swift, shift。注意拼写相似的词发音可能不同：life /laɪf/、left /left/、loft /lɒft/、light /laɪt/ 并不与 lift 押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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