elevate
英['el?ve?t]
美['?l?vet]
- vt. 提升；舉起；振奮情緒等；提升…的職位
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?elevates;過去式:?elevated;過去分詞:?elevated;現在分詞:?elevating;
中文詞源
elevate 提升
e-, 向外。-lev, 舉起，輕，詞源同light , lever.
英文詞源
- elevate (v.)
- late 15c., "to raise above the usual position," from Latin elevatus, past participle of elevare "lift up, raise," figuratively, "to lighten, alleviate," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + levare "lighten, raise," from levis "light" in weight (see lever). Sense of "raise in rank or status" is from c. 1500. Moral or intellectual sense is from 1620s. Related: Elevated (which also was old slang for "drunk"); elevating.
雙語例句
- 1. Democracy might elevate the common man to a position of political superiority.
- 民主也許能提升普通人的政治地位，讓他們產生優越感。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His energy and talent elevate him to godlike status.
- 他因精力充沛、才華橫溢而被尊為神人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He used a couple of bolsters to elevate his head.
- 他用兩個墊枕墊頭.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Reading good books elevate one's mind.
- 閱讀好書可提高人的心靈修養.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. Don't elevate your superiors to superstar status.
- 別把你的上司捧得跟超級巨星似的。
來自辭典例句