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elevate

英 ['elɪveɪt] 美 ['ɛlɪvet]

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解释

vt. 提升；举起；振奋情绪等；提升…的职位

※ 提供单词"elevate"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

elevate 提升

e-, 向外。-lev, 举起，轻，词源同light , lever.

英文词源

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.

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例句和用法

1. Democracy might elevate the common man to a position of political superiority.: 民主也许能提升普通人的政治地位，让他们产生优越感。

2. His energy and talent elevate him to godlike status.: 他因精力充沛、才华横溢而被尊为神人。

3. He used a couple of bolsters to elevate his head.: 他用两个垫枕垫头.

4. Reading good books elevate one's mind.: 阅读好书可提高人的心灵修养.

5. Don't elevate your superiors to superstar status.: 别把你的上司捧得跟超级巨星似的。