Elevate

['eliveit]

v. 1.to give sb / sth a higher position or rank, often more important than they deserve. 提拔；晋升；提升（到不应有的位置）

2. to lift sth up or put sth in a higher position. 举起；抬起

3.to make the level of sth increase. 提高；使升高

4. 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。

【词性变化】

过去式：elevated  过去分词：elevated  现在分词：elevating

【同义词】

Lift 举起；抬起

This box is too heavy for me to lift. 这个箱子太重了，我提不起来。

Raise 增加；提高；提升

The landlord raised my rent.房东提高了我的租金。

【反义词】

Lower 较低的

He belongs to the lower middle class. 他来自中产阶级下层。

【背句子记单词】

It is important that the injured leg should be elevated.受伤的腿抬高是很重要的。

Smoking often elevates blood pressure. 抽烟常常使血压升高。

The song never failed to elevate his spirits. 这首歌总使他精神振奋。