vt.

1. （用绳索，起重机等）吊起；提起；举起；升起
   A flag was hoisted on top of the building.

   大楼顶上升起一面旗帜。

vi.

1. 升起；被吊起（或提起、举起等）

n.[C]

1. 升起；吊起；提起；举起
   He gave me a hoist up the tree.

   他把我托举到树上。

2. 起吊装置；起重机；绞车
3. （船上一次挂起的）信号旗

v.

n.

1. an act of hoisting.
2. an apparatus for hoisting something.
3. the part of a flag nearest the staff.
4. a group of flags raised as a signal.