• vt. 举起；提升；鼓舞；空运；抄袭
• vi. 消散；升起；耸立
• n. 电梯；举起；起重机；搭车

来自Proto-Germanic*luftuz,空气，天空，词源同loft.可能进一步来自PIE*legwh,轻的，举起，词源同lever,light.

lift

lift: see loft

lift (v.)

c. 1200, from Old Norse lypta "to raise," from Proto-Germanic *luftijan (cognates: Middle Low German lüchten, Dutch lichten, German lüften "to lift;" Old English lyft "heaven, air," see loft). The meaning "steal" (as in shop-lift) is first recorded 1520s. Related: Lifted; lifting.

lift (n.)

late 15c., "act of lifting," from lift (v.). Meaning "act of helping" is 1630s; that of "cheering influence" is from 1861. Sense of "elevator" is from 1851; that of "upward force of an aircraft" is from 1902. Meaning "help given to a pedestrian by taking him into a vehicle" is from 1712.

1. I gave her a lift back out to her house.

我让她搭我的便车回家。

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2. The lift started off, juddered, and went out of action.

电梯开动了，接着剧烈震颤起来，然后就毫无反应了。

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3. A bit of exercise will help lift his spirits.

进行一点儿体育锻炼能帮助他改善情绪。

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4. Can you just lift the table for a second?

你把桌子抬起来一下好吗？

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5. He led the way to the lift. Fox played along, following him.

他朝电梯走去，福克斯只得紧随其后。

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