elevate
v[Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (to sth) (fml 文)
1 lift sb/sth up; raise sb/sth to a higher place or rank 将某人[某物]举起; 将某人[某物]提到更高的地位
He's been elevated to the peerage, ie made a peer. 他已升为贵族.
2 (fig 比喻) make (the mind, morals, etc) better or more educated 使(思想、 道德等)更好; 使更有修养
The teacher hoped to elevate the minds of her young pupils by reading them religious stories. 教师希望给小学生读宗教故事来提高他们的修养.
🎯 考研助记
e(出)+lev(高)+ate(使):使高出来- 抬起 提升
🔁 扩展释义
*['eliveit]vt. 举起, 提拔, 鼓舞
🌿 同词根单词
leveln. 水平,水准;水平线,水平面;水平仪;[物]电平;
adj. 水平的;同高度的;平均的;平稳的;
vt. 使同等;对准;弄平;
vi. 拉平;(用枪等)瞄准(与 at 连用);变得平坦;将(话、批评等)对准目标;
vi. 瞄准;拉平;变得平坦;