查词 - raise

1

MOVE HIGHER

向高处移动

to move or lift something to a higher position, place, or level 举起; 提起; 抬起; 使升高

Can you raise the torch so I can see?

你能把手电筒举高点好让我看见吗？

William raised his hat and smiled at her.

威廉抬了一下帽子，朝她笑笑。

Raise your hand if you know the right answer.

如果你知道正确答案，请举手。

2

INCREASE

增加

to increase an amount, number, or level 增加，提高〔数量、数字或水平〕;

Many shops have raised their prices.

很多商店都提价了。

The university is working to raise the number of students from state schools.

这所大学正在努力增加来自公立学校的学生数量。

a campaign to raise awareness of meningitis

提高脑膜炎防治意识的活动

Dr Hayward intends to raise the museum’s profile (=make it more well-known) .

海沃德博士想提高博物馆的知名度。

3

COLLECT MONEY

筹钱

to collect money that you can use to do a particular job or help people 筹集; 筹募

The Trust hopes to raise $1 million to buy land.

这家信托机构希望能筹集到一百万美元购置土地。

They are raising funds to help needy youngsters.

他们正在募捐帮助贫困的青少年。

a concert to raise money for charity

筹募善款的音乐会

4

IMPROVE

改善

to improve the quality or standard of something 提高，改善〔质量、标准〕

Changing the law cannot raise standards.

修改法律并不能提高道德标准。

The team need to raise their game.

这支球队需要提高球技。

5

START A SUBJECT

开始某个话题

to begin to talk or write about a subject that you want to be considered or a question that you think should be answered 提出，提起;

He did not raise the subject again.

他再也没有提起这个话题。

I’d like to raise the issue of publicity.

我想提一提宣传问题。

Betty raised the important question of who will be in charge.

贝蒂提出了一个重要问题，就是由谁来负责。

6

CAUSE A REACTION

引起反应

to cause a particular emotion or reaction 引起，激起〔某种情感或反应〕

This attack raises fears of increased violence against foreigners.

这次袭击使人们对日渐增多的针对外国人的暴力事件感到担忧。

The way the research was carried out raises doubts about the results .

这项研究的操作方式令人们对研究结果产生怀疑。

7

MOVE EYES OR FACE

移动眼睛或脸

to move your eyes, head, or face so that you are looking up 抬起〔眼睛、头或脸〕;

Albert raised his eyes and stared at Ruth.

艾伯特特抬起眼睛盯着鲁思。

‘No,’ he said without raising his head.

“不。”他说，头也没抬一下。

8

MOVE UPRIGHT

直立起来

also 又作 to move or lift yourself into an upright position 直起〔身子〕;

raise yourself

Adele raised herself from the pillows.

阿黛尔从一堆枕头中直起身子。

He raised himself up on one elbow to watch.

他用一只胳膊肘支起身看。

9

CHILDREN

儿童

to look after your children and help them grow [尤美] 抚养，养育; especially AmE BrE

Stan’s dad died, leaving his mother to raise three sons alone.

斯坦的父亲去世了，留下他母亲独自抚养三个儿子。

It was time for Dean to settle down and raise a family .

该是迪安安顿下来生儿育女的时候了。

Anne married a Jew, despite being raised a Catholic.

安妮虽然从小就被培养成一个天主教徒，但她嫁给了一个犹太人。

The new generation was the first to be raised on processed food.

这新的一代是第一批吃加工食品长大的人。

Camus was born and raised in Algeria.

卡默斯生于长于阿尔及利亚。

10

raise a smile

10. to smile when you are not feeling happy, or to make someone smile when they are not feeling happy （使）装出笑脸

I couldn’t raise a smile.

我笑不出来。

11

ANIMALS OR PLANTS

动物或植物

to look after animals or grow plants so that they can be sold or used as food 饲养; 种植

He raised cattle in Nebraska when he was young.

他年轻时在内布拉斯加州养过牛。

Jim retired to raise raspberries.

吉姆退休后种植山莓。

12

COLLECT PEOPLE

征集人员

to collect together a large group of people, especially soldiers 召集，征募〔尤指士兵〕

The rebels quickly raised an army.

叛乱分子很快就召集了一队人马。

13

raise your eyebrows

13. to show surprise, doubt, disapproval etc by moving your EYEBROWS upwards 扬起眉毛〔表示吃惊、怀疑、反对等〕

Blanche raised her eyebrows in surprise.

布兰奇吃惊地扬起眉毛。

14

raise eyebrows

14. if something raises eyebrows, it surprises people 令人吃惊

The band’s new sound will raise some eyebrows.

乐队的新风格将会使一些人吃惊。

15

raise your voice

15. to speak loudly or shout because you are angry 〔因生气而〕提高嗓门，高声说话

He’s never raised his voice to me.

他从来没有冲着我叫嚷。

I could hear raised voices in the next room.

我听到隔壁房间有人在大声嚷嚷。

16

raise your glass

16. to celebrate someone’s happiness or success by holding up your glass and drinking from it [口] 举杯庆祝 spoken

Ladies and gentlemen, will you raise your glasses to the bride and groom.

女士们先生们，请大家举杯祝贺新娘和新郎。

17

raise the alarm

17. to warn people about a danger so that they can take action [英] 发出警报 BrE

Sam stayed with his injured friend while a passing motorist raised the alarm.

萨姆陪着他受伤的朋友，一位过路司机则发出了警报。

18

raise the spectre of sth

18. to make people feel afraid that something frightening might soon happen [文] 引起对某事的恐慌 literary

The violence has raised the spectre of civil war.

暴力事件引起了人们对内战的恐慌。

19

raise its (ugly) head

19. if a question or problem raises its head, it appears and has to be dealt with 〔问题或困难〕出现，抬头

Another problem then raised its ugly head.

另一个问题又出现了。

20

CARD GAME

纸牌游戏

to make a higher BID than an opponent in a card game 比〔对手〕多下赌注

I’ll raise you $100.

我加你 100 美元。

21

raise hell

21. to complain in a very angry way about something you think is not acceptable [非正式] 大吵大闹 informal

I’ll raise hell with whoever is responsible for this mess.

不管是谁惹的麻烦，我都会跟他没完。

22

raise hell/Cain

22. to behave in a wild, noisy way that upsets other people [尤美] 喧闹 especially AmE

The kids next door were raising hell last night.

隔壁的孩子昨晚闹翻了天。

23

raise the roof

23. to make a very loud noise when singing, celebrating etc 〔在唱歌、欢庆作乐等时〕高声喧闹

24

SPEAK TO SB

和某人说话

to speak to someone on a piece of radio equipment 用无线电与…通话;

They finally managed to raise him at Miller’s sheep farm.

他们终于通过无线电在米勒的养羊场上与他取得了联系。

25

WAKE SB

叫醒某人

to wake someone who is difficult to wake [文] 叫醒 literary

Try as he might he could not raise her.

他想尽办法，仍然无法叫醒她。

26

DEAD PERSON

死人

old use

Jesus raised Lazarus from the grave.

耶稣使拉撒路复活。

27

raise a siege/embargo

27. to allow goods to go in and out of a place again after they have been stopped by force or by a law [正式] 解除包围/禁运 formal

28

BUILD

建造

to build something such as a MONUMENT [正式] 建造，树立〔纪念碑等〕; formal

29

raise 2/4/10 etc to the power of 2/3/4 etc

29. to multiply a number by itself a particular number of times [术语] 使 2/4/10 等自乘 2/3/4 等次 technical

2 raised to the power of 3 is 8.

2 的 3 次方是 8。

30

raise

When is a verb, it must have an object. It is a fairly formal way to say ‘lift something up’ or ‘move something up’. raise 用作动词必须有宾语。意思是“举起、抬起、提起”等，是比较正式的说法

Raise your right hand.

举起你的右手。

He raised the box above his head.

他把箱子举过头顶。

31 It is not formal when it means ‘make something increase’. 表示“提高”的意思时，raise 就不是正式的说法

We will have to raise our fees.

我们将不得不提高费用。

32

rise

When is a verb, it does not have an object. It is a fairly formal way to say ‘move up’. rise It is also a formal way to say ‘get up’ or ‘stand up’, used mainly in literary writing. rise 还有“起床”和“站起”的意思，也是正式的说法，主要用于文学写作

Smoke rose into the sky.

烟雾升到空中。

He rose to greet me.

他起身跟我打招呼。

33 It is not formal when it means ‘increase’. 表示“增加”的意思时，rise 不是正式用法

Prices are rising rapidly.

价格正在快速上涨。

34

raise rise

In British English, is never a noun. Use . 英国英语不用 raise 作名词，而用 rise

He asked for a pay rise.

他要求加薪。

There has been a rise in unemployment.

失业率上升了。

35

raise

In American English, a is an increase in pay. 在美国英语中，raise 是指加薪

She offered me a raise.

她提出给我加薪。