英语单词

lift是什么意思

lift

英 [lɪft] 美 [lɪft]
  • vt. 举起;提升;鼓舞;空运;抄袭
  • vi. 消散;升起;耸立
  • n. 电梯;举起;起重机;搭车

中文词源


lift 举起

来自Proto-Germanic*luftuz,空气,天空,词源同loft.可能进一步来自PIE*legwh,轻的,举起,词源同lever,light.

英文词源


lift
lift: see loft
lift (v.)
c. 1200, from Old Norse lypta "to raise," from Proto-Germanic *luftijan (cognates: Middle Low German lüchten, Dutch lichten, German lüften "to lift;" Old English lyft "heaven, air," see loft). The meaning "steal" (as in shop-lift) is first recorded 1520s. Related: Lifted; lifting.
lift (n.)
late 15c., "act of lifting," from lift (v.). Meaning "act of helping" is 1630s; that of "cheering influence" is from 1861. Sense of "elevator" is from 1851; that of "upward force of an aircraft" is from 1902. Meaning "help given to a pedestrian by taking him into a vehicle" is from 1712.

双语例句


1. I gave her a lift back out to her house.
我让她搭我的便车回家。

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2. The lift started off, juddered, and went out of action.
电梯开动了,接着剧烈震颤起来,然后就毫无反应了。

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3. A bit of exercise will help lift his spirits.
进行一点儿体育锻炼能帮助他改善情绪。

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4. Can you just lift the table for a second?
你把桌子抬起来一下好吗?

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5. He led the way to the lift. Fox played along, following him.
他朝电梯走去,福克斯只得紧随其后。

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