lift
/lɪft; lɪft/ v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sb/sth (up) raise sb/sth to a higher level or position 将某人[某物]抬起、 举起
Lift me up, mummy I can't see. 妈妈, 把我抱起来--我看不见.
Three men were lifted by helicopter from the burning ship. 直升飞机把三个男人从燃烧著的船上吊起.
(fig 比喻) This piece of luck lifted his spirits. 这一好运振奋了他的情绪.
2 [Tn.pr] take (sth) from its resting-place in order to move it 将（某物）从原地移开
lift a box into a lorry, out of a train, down from a shelf, etc 把箱子抬上卡车、 抬出火车、 从架子上抬下来等.
3 [I] (of clouds, fog, etc) rise; disperse （指云、 雾等）消失, 消散
The mist began to lift. 雾开始消散.
(fig 比喻) Her heart lifted at the sight of him. 她一看见他心里就高兴.
4 [Tn] dig up (vegetables); remove (plants) from the ground 挖掘（蔬菜）; 拔去（植物）
lift potatoes, turnips, etc 刨土豆、 拔萝卜.
5 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (from sb/sth) (infml 口)
(a) steal sth 偷窃某物
She was caught lifting make-up from the supermarket. 她在超级市场偷窃化妆品时被捉住了.
(b) copy (material) from another source without permission or acknowledgement 剽窃, 抄袭（资料）
Many of his ideas were lifted from other authors. 他的很多意念都是剽窃别的作者的.
6 [Tn] remove or abolish (restrictions) 解除或撤销（限制）
lift a ban, embargo, curfew, etc 解除禁令、 封锁、 戒严等.
7 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
transport (goods, livestock, people) esp by air 运送（货物、 牲畜、 人）（尤指空运）
fresh tomatoes lifted in from the Canary Islands 从加那利群岛空运的新鲜番茄.
8 (idm 习语) have one's face lifted => face1. lift/raise a finger/hand (to do sth) (infml 口) (usu negative 通常用於否定句) give help (with sth) 帮助（做某事）
He never lifts a finger round the house, ie never helps with the housework. 家里的事他从不帮忙. lift/raise a hand/one's hand against sb => hand1. lift (up) one's eyes (to sth) (rhet 修辞) look up 抬眼看.
9 (phr v) lift off (of a rocket or spacecraft) rise from the launching site （指火箭或航天器）发射, 升空, 起飞. lift, n
1 [sing] lifting; being lifted 抬; 举
Give him a lift: he's too small to see anything. 把他抱起来; 他人矮, 什麽也看不见.
2 [C] (Brit) (US elevator) box-like device for moving people or goods from one floor of a building to another 电梯; 升降机
It's on the sixth floor let's take the lift. 在第六层--我们乘电梯吧.
3 [C] free ride in a private vehicle 免费搭私人车; 坐他人的顺路车
I'll give you a lift to the station. 我用车顺便送你到车站去吧.
thumb/hitch a lift, ie hitch-hike 用拇指示意求搭便车[免费搭他人车].
4 [U] upward pressure that air exerts on an aircraft in flight （空气作用於飞行器的）上升力. Cf 参看 drag1 2.
5 [sing] feeling of elation 鼓舞; 振奋
Winning the scholarship gave her a tremendous lift. 她获得奖学金後受到极大的鼓舞.