Word · Frequency #12721
uplift
提升；提高；振奋
The act or result of being lifted up, raised, or encouraged.
- 1.
The act or result of uplifting (in various senses).
提升的行为或结果(在各种意义上)
- 2.
(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
(地质)地壳抬升(如造山过程)
- 3.
A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
构造上的隆起,尤其是在造山过程中发生的
- 4.
a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
提升支撑乳房的胸罩
- 5.
The picking up and loading of goods to be transported by a mover.
搬运工拾取和装载要运输的货物
- 6.
An increase in a fine or penalty due to aggravating circumstances.
因加重情节而增加的罚款或处罚
（地壳）抬升；隆起；托胸文胸；塑形胸罩；装运；提货；装载；加重处罚；加罚；提升的行为或结果(在各种意义上)
In use
Her encouraging words were a real uplift for me.
The tourism boom gave the island a significant economic uplift.
The program aims at the uplift of rural communities.
Connections
Collocations
- tectonic uplift
- 构造抬升；地壳隆起
- The tectonic uplift of the plateau took millions of years.高原的构造抬升经历了数百万年。
- social uplift
- 社会进步；社会福祉提升
- Education is a powerful tool for social uplift.教育是社会进步的有力工具。
- spiritual uplift
- 精神振奋；心灵提升
- Nature always brings me a sense of spiritual uplift.大自然总是给我带来精神振奋的感觉。
- uplift bra
- 上托胸罩
- She prefers an uplift bra for extra support.她喜欢上托胸罩以获得更多支撑。
Synonyms
- lift
- 振奋；鼓舞；举起 · 多用于心情、精神的提振，也指具体的举起，比 uplift 更口语化；如 a lift in morale。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 up + lift，都是“向上”：地质上的地壳抬升、胸罩的托举，都离不开“往上提”的画面。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：geology、social/economic writing、fashion retail 作为名词，uplift 的含义通常随领域变化：地质学中指地壳抬升，政经写作中指社会或经济的提升，商品描述中则可能指有塑形功能的胸罩。其语域比较混合，正式与日常场合都可能出现，需结合上下文理解。
Grammar Note
该名词有两个常见义项：地质学中的地面隆起，以及可提升支撑的胸罩；两者均为可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 uplift 的结尾有关：lift、shoplift、airlift 共享拼写和发音 /lɪft/；gift、shift、drift 仅共享 /ɪft/ 音但少了 /l/。注意：uplift 的重音在第一个音节（/ˈʌp-/），所以这些词都不与它严格押韵。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.