vt.

1. 舉起；抬起[（+up）]
   This box is too heavy for me to lift.

   這個箱子太重了，我提不起來。

2. 振作（精神）；提高（聲音等）[（+up）]
   The good news lifted our spirits.

   這好消息使我們精神振奮。

3. 空運[O]
   Food is being lifted in by helicopter.

   食品正用直升機空運進來。

4. 【口】偷竊；抄襲
   All the main ideas in the article are lifted from other works.

   這篇文章的主要思想都是從其它作品中剽竊來的。

5. 挖出（山芋等）；拔起（秧苗等）
   School boys were hired to lift the potatoes.

   僱用了學生來挖馬鈴薯。

6. 解除（封鎖等）
   The authorities lifted the ban on swimming in this river.

   當局解除了不許在這條河裡游泳的禁令。

7. 償還
   We lifted the mortgage on the house last month.

   我們上個月付清了房屋的抵押貸款。

vi.

1. 被提（或舉）起；升起
   The window won't lift.

   窗子提不起來。

2. （雲，霧等）消散
   The rain stopped and the clouds lifted.

   雨過天晴。

3. 聳立
   The island peaks lifted above the horizon.

   島上的山峰高聳於地平線之上。

4. （地面）隆起

n.

1. 提，吊，升，舉[C]
   With a graceful lift of her hand, she dismissed him.

   她輕盈地一抬手把他打發走了。

2. 【英】電梯[C]
   He took the lift to the top floor.

   他搭電梯來到頂樓。

3. 順便搭載[C]
   He gave me a lift to the station.

   他讓我搭便車去車站。

4. 舉起之力[C][U]
5. 【口】鼓舞；情緒激昂[S]
   The promotion gave her a real lift.

   提升使她的情緒大為振奮。

6. 吊車；起重機[C]

v.

1. raise or be raised to a higher position or level.
   ▸raise (someone's spirits or confidence).
2. pick up and move to a different position.
   ▸transport by air.
   ▸ (lift off) (of an aircraft, spacecraft, etc.) take off, especially vertically.
   ▸dig up (root vegetables or plants).
3. formally remove or end (a legal restriction, ban, etc.).
4. carry off or win (a prize or event).
   ▸informal steal.

n.

1. Brit. a platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things.
   ▸a device for carrying people up or down a mountain.
2. an act or instance of lifting.
   ▸upward force exerted by the air on an aerofoil or other structure, counteracting gravity.
   ▸the maximum weight that an aircraft can raise.
3. a free ride in another person's vehicle.
4. a feeling of confidence or cheerfulness.
5. a built-up heel or device in a boot or shoe.

[名]

1. ①起重機。
2. ②纜車。