hoist
verb /hɔɪst/
/hɔɪst/
动词形式
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they hoist | /hɔɪst/ /hɔɪst/ |
| he / she / it hoists | /hɔɪsts/ /hɔɪsts/ |
| past simple hoisted | /ˈhɔɪstɪd/ /ˈhɔɪstɪd/ |
| past participle hoisted | /ˈhɔɪstɪd/ /ˈhɔɪstɪd/ |
| -ing form hoisting | /ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/ /ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/ |
- to raise or pull something up to a higher position, often using ropes or special equipment
吊起；提升；拉高 - hoist something/somebody/yourself + adv./prep. He hoisted himself onto a high stool.
他抬身坐上了一张高凳子。 - The cargo was hoisted aboard by crane.
货物由起重机吊上了船。 - hoist something to hoist a flag/sail
升旗；升帆
- He was hoisted into the air.
他被举到空中。 - The animals were hoisted aloft in their metal cage.
动物被吊在金属笼子里。 - We hoisted her up out of the water.
我们把她从水中吊了起来。
Collocations DictionaryHoist is used with these nouns as the object:- backpack
- bag
- banner
- …
词源late 15th cent.: alteration of dialect hoise, probably from Dutch hijsen or Low German hiesen, but recorded earlier. - hoist something/somebody/yourself + adv./prep. He hoisted himself onto a high stool.
Idioms
be hoist/hoisted by/with your own petard
- to be hurt or to have problems as a result of your own plans to hurt or trick others
害人反害己；自食其果