uplift

英 [ˈʌplɪft , ˌʌpˈlɪft]

美 [ˈʌplɪft , ˌʌpˈlɪft]

n.  提高; 抬高; 增长; 增加; 振奋; 鼓舞; (地壳的)隆起，上升
v.  鼓励; 激励; 使振奋

复数：uplifts　过去式：uplifted　过去分词：uplifted　第三人称单数：uplifts　现在分词：uplifting　

TEM8

BNC.12721 / COCA.17108

牛津词典

noun

• 提高；抬高；增长；增加
  the fact of sth being raised or of sth increasing
  1. an uplift in sales
     销售的增长
  2. an uplift bra (= that raises the breasts)
     挺高式乳罩
• 振奋；鼓舞
  a feeling of hope and happiness
  1. The news gave them a much needed uplift.
     这消息给他们带来了及时的鼓舞。
• （地壳的）隆起，上升
  the process or result of land being moved to a higher level by movements inside the earth

verb

• 鼓励；激励；使振奋
  to make sb feel happier or give sb more hope

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /ʌp'lɪft/. The noun is pronounced /'ʌplɪft/. 动词读作/ʌp'lɪft/，名词读作/'ʌplɪft/。


• VERB 使振奋；提升
  If somethingupliftspeople, it helps them to have a better life, for example by making them feel happy or by improving their social conditions.
  1. We need a little something to help sometimes, to uplift us and make us feel better...
     有时候，我们需要一些小东西来激励自己，使自己感觉更好。
  2. Art was created to uplift the mind and the spirit.
     艺术创作旨在陶冶情操。
  3. Upliftis also a noun.
     
  4. This victory was a massive uplift for us.
     这个胜利对我们来说是巨大的鼓舞。
• N-COUNT 上扬；上涨；增长
  In economics, anupliftin something such as the price of shares is an increase in their value.
  1. ...an uplift in the stock market...
     股市上涨
  2. Its shares were down across the first quarter, but are now showing a 20 per cent uplift.
     它的股票在第一季度陷入低迷，但现在累计已有20%的涨幅。

英英释义

noun

• a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
• (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
  Synonym:upheavalupthrowupthrust

verb

• fill with high spirits
  1. Music can uplift your spirits
  Synonym:elatelift uppick upintoxicate
• lift up or elevate
• lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces
  1. the earth's movement uplifted this part of town

双语例句

• Uplift is the main factors that destroy the sealing capacity of cap rocks.
  构造抬升是盖层封闭性发生破坏的主要因素；
• The combined effect of uplift and denudation upon the temperature gradient can be obtained by formula ( 3.86).
  抬升和剥蚀对温度梯度的联合效应可以根据公式（3.86）进行估定。
• Art was created to uplift the mind and the spirit.
  艺术创作旨在陶冶情操。
• As a kind of special carbonate uplift, reef was a good storage place of oil and gas.
  生物礁作为一种特殊的碳酸盐岩隆，是石油和天然气良好的储存场所。
• Analysis on the Meso-Neozoic subsidence and uplift history of the periphery of Ordos basin using apatite fission track;
  本文利用砂岩中磷灰石的裂变径迹方法，研究了伊犁盆地中生代抬升-剥露事件。
• The uplift concomitance with strike-slip faults is consequent on restraining bend in plate oblique collision.
  在板块斜向碰撞中，与走滑断层相伴生的隆升是弯曲挤压的必然结果。
• You appreciate creativity and imagination that has the power to inspire, uplift, or amaze.
  你欣赏具有精神鼓舞、提升力量的或让人惊奇的创造性和想象力。
• The fundamental goal of economic development is to uplift the living standards and quality of life of the people.
  发展经济的根本目的是提高全国人民的生活水平和质量。
• As a result of eastern and southern ancient uplift and formation fold, the landscape of mountain formation.
  东部和南部因古老地层褶皱而隆起，形成山地地貌。
• Its shares were down across the first quarter, but are now showing a 20 per cent uplift.
  它的股票在第一季度陷入低迷，但现在累计已有20%的涨幅。