raise

vt

• ① 举起;扶起;使直立;使升起
  • raise one's eyes抬起眼睛
  • raise a flag升旗
  • Raise your hands.把双手举起来。
  • He raised his cup to his lips.他举杯到唇边。
  • The sunken ship was raised to the surface.那艘沉船被升到水面上。

• ② 1创建,建造2【美】架上(房屋的栋梁)(参照roof-raising)
  • They raised a monument to their leader.他们为领袖造纪念碑。

• ③ 提起(灰尘等);起(反叛等)
  • raise a cloud of dust扬起一片尘土
  • raise a rebellion起反叛

• ④ 擢升
  • They raised him to general manager.他们擢升他为总经理。
  • He was raised from the rank.他出身行伍。

• ⑤ 增加;抬高;提高(声音)
  • raise one's reputation抬高一个人的声望
  • raise the rent提高房租
  • Don't raise your voice.不要提高你的声音。

• ⑥ 起死回生;使(灵魂等)出现;使(猎物)惊起;鼓起(希望)
  • raise a person's hopes燃起一个人的希望
  • Those old women were supposed to raise the spirits of the dead.那些年老的妇女被认为能使死者的灵魂出现。
  • A deliverer was raised up.拯救者(奉神意)出现。
  • The hound raised a fox from the brush.猎狗把狐狸从灌木丛中起出来。

• ⑦ 发出(声音);产生;引起(笑声)
  • No one raised his voice.没有人出声。
  • The sight raised a blush on her cheeks.她看到那情景脸就红了。
  • Your joke will raise a laugh.你的笑话将惹人发笑。

• ⑧ 提出
  • raise a protest [an objection]提出抗议[异议]
  • raise a question [an issue]提出问题

• ⑨ 1饲养;栽培2【美】养育,抚养(子女)
  • The farmers raise corn and chickens.那些农夫种植谷物,饲养鸡只。
  • She raised five children.她养育了五个孩子。
  • raise a large family抚养很多子女
  • He was born and raised in the countryside.他在乡间出生和长大。

• ⑩ 筹募,募集;召集
  • They are raising funds [money] for the campaign.他们正在筹募那项运动的资金。
  • raise an army召集军队

• ⑪ 解除(包围、禁令等)
  • raise an embargo解除禁运
  • The government has raised the ban on imports of cars.政庥已解除汽车进口的禁令。
  • The army raised the siege of the city.军队解除了该城的包围。

• ⑫ 【海】到达看得见(陆地、他船等)之处
  • Their ship soon raised land.他们的船很快就看见了陆地。

• ⑬ 使(面包)膨起
  • Bread is raised with yeast.发酵粉使面包膨起。