elevate
verb OPAL W
/ˈelɪveɪt/
/ˈelɪveɪt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they elevate | /ˈelɪveɪt/ /ˈelɪveɪt/ |
| he / she / it elevates | /ˈelɪveɪts/ /ˈelɪveɪts/ |
| past simple elevated | /ˈelɪveɪtɪd/ /ˈelɪveɪtɪd/ |
| past participle elevated | /ˈelɪveɪtɪd/ /ˈelɪveɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form elevating | /ˈelɪveɪtɪŋ/ /ˈelɪveɪtɪŋ/ |
- (formal) to give somebody/something a higher position or rank, often more important than they deserve
提拔，晋升，提升（到不应有的位置） - elevate somebody/something (to something) He elevated many of his friends to powerful positions within the government.
他将许多朋友都提拔到政府部门的要职上。 - elevate something (into/to something) It was an attempt to elevate football to a subject worthy of serious study.
这是试图将足球拔高成一门学科来进行严肃的研究。 - He has elevated bad taste into an art form.
他把低级趣味提升为一种艺术形式。
- elevate somebody/something (to something) He elevated many of his friends to powerful positions within the government.
- elevate something (specialist or formal) to lift something up or put something in a higher position
举起；抬起 - It is important that the injured leg should be elevated.
将受伤的腿抬高是很重要的。
- It is important that the injured leg should be elevated.
- elevate something (specialist) to make the level of something increase
提高；使升高 - Smoking often elevates blood pressure.
抽烟常常使血压升高。
- Smoking often elevates blood pressure.
- elevate something (formal) to improve a person’s mood, so that they feel happy
使情绪高昂；使精神振奋；使兴高采烈 - The song never failed to elevate his spirits.
这首歌总使他精神振奋。
- The song never failed to elevate his spirits.
词源late Middle English: from Latin elevat- ‘raised’, from the verb elevare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, away’ + levare ‘lighten’ (from levis ‘light’).