raise是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to lift something to a higher position -- 舉起；抬起；提起

  • Would all those in favour please raise their hands? 贊成的人請舉手好嗎？

  • He raised the window and leaned out. 他把窗戶推上去後探出身子。

  • Mary Quant was the first fashion designer to raise hemlines. 瑪麗．匡特是第一個把裙子裁短的時裝設計師。

• 1 to cause something to increase or become bigger, better, higher, etc. -- 增加；提高；改善

  • The government plan to raise taxes. 政府計劃增稅。

  • I had to raise my voice (= speak more loudly) to make myself heard over the noise. 在一片喧嘩聲中，我不得不提高嗓門好讓大家聽見。

  • The inspector said that standards at the school had to be raised. 督學說學校必須提高辦學水準。

  • Our little chat has raised my spirits (= made me feel happier). 我們閒聊了一小會，我的情緒好些了。

• 2 to cause to exist -- 引起，導致；使存在

  • Her answers raised doubts/fears/suspicions in my mind. 她的回答使我心裡感到疑惑／害怕／懷疑。

  • This discussion has raised many important issues/problems. 這次討論引出了很多重要的議題／問題。

  • The announcement raised a cheer/laugh. 該通知引起大家一片歡呼／哄堂大笑。

  • I want to raise (= talk about) two problems/questions with you. 我想跟你探討／問你兩個問題。

  • I want to start my own business if I can raise (= obtain) the money/cash/capital/funds. 如果我能夠籌集到錢款／現金／資本／資金的話，我想創辦自己的公司。

  • formal The chapel was raised (= built) as a memorial to her son. 這座小教堂是為了紀念她的兒子而修建的。

• 3 to take care of a person, or an animal or plant, until they are completely grown -- 養育；餵養；種植

  • Her parents died when she was a baby and she was raised by her grandparents. 她從小父母就去世了，是祖父母把她撫養大的。

  • The lambs had to be raised by hand (= fed milk by people) when their mother died. 母羊死後，這些小羊只得靠人工餵養。

  • The farmer raises (= breeds) chickens and pigs. 這個農場主飼養雞和豬。

  • The soil around here isn't good enough for raising (= growing) crops. 這附近地區的土壤不夠肥沃，不能種莊稼。

• 4 If you raise another player in a game of cards, you risk more money than that player has risked. -- （賭牌時）比對手多下賭注，提高（賭注），加賭注

  • I'll raise you. 我要提高賭注。

  • [ + two objects ] I'll raise you $50. 我要比你多押50美元。

• 5 to end or stop -- 解除；終止；解（禁）

  • They agreed to raise the trade embargo if three conditions were met. 如果滿足三個條件，他們同意解除貿易禁運。

  • After three weeks the siege was raised. 三個星期後解除了圍困。

• 6 to communicate with someone, especially by phone or radio -- （尤指透過電話或無線電）與…取得聯繫，與…通話

  • I've been trying to raise Jack/Tokyo all day. 我一整天都試圖與傑克／東京取得聯繫。

• 7 an increase in the amount that you are paid for the work you do -- 加薪

  • She asked the boss for a raise. 她要求老闆給她加薪。