vt.

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

   这个箱子太重了，我提不起来。

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

   这好消息使我们精神振奋。

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

   食品正用直升机空运进来。

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

   这篇文章的主要思想都是从其它作品中剽窃来的。

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

   学生们受雇来挖马铃薯。

6. 解除（封锁等）
   The authorities lifted the ban on swimming in this river.

   当局解除了不许在这条河里游泳的禁令。

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

   我们上个月付清了房屋的抵押贷款。

vi.

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

   窗子提不起来。

2. （云、雾等）消散
   The rain stopped and the clouds lifted.

   雨过天晴。

3. 耸立
   The island peaks lifted above the horizon.

   岛上的山峰高耸于地平线之上。

4. （地面）隆起

n.

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

   她轻盈地一抬手把他打发走了。

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

   他乘电梯来到顶楼。

3. 顺便搭载[C]
   He gave me a lift to the station.

   他让我搭便车去车站。

4. 举起之力[C][U]
5. 【口】鼓舞；情绪激昂[S]
   The promotion gave her a real lift.

   提升使她的情绪大为振奋。

6. 吊车；起重机[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.