lift
英 [l?ft]美[l?ft]
- vt. 舉起；提升；鼓舞；空運(yùn)；抄襲
- vi. 消散；升起；聳立
- n. 電梯；舉起；起重機(jī)；搭車
英英釋意
- 1. the act of giving temporary assistance
- 2. the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
- 3. the event of something being raised upward;
- "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"
- "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
- 4. a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
- 5. a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
- 6. a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
- 7. one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
- 8. lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
- 9. plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised;
- "some actresses have more than one face lift"
- 10. transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
- 11. a ride in a car;
- "he gave me a lift home"
- 12. the act of raising something;
- "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"
- "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"