Lift

(noun.) the act of raising something; 'he responded with a lift of his eyebrow'; 'fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up'.

(noun.) a ride in a car; 'he gave me a lift home'.

(noun.) the act of giving temporary assistance.

(noun.) one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot.

(noun.) a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg.

(noun.) a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground.

(verb.) remove from a surface; 'the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table'.

(verb.) take off or away by decreasing; 'lift the pressure'.

(verb.) remove from a seedbed or from a nursery; 'lift the tulip bulbs'.

(verb.) remove (hair) by scalping.

(verb.) put an end to; 'lift a ban'; 'raise a siege'.

(verb.) rise upward, as from pressure or moisture; 'The floor is lifting slowly'.

(verb.) raise in rank or condition; 'The new law lifted many people from poverty'.

(verb.) call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs.

(verb.) make audible; 'He lifted a war whoop'.

(verb.) take (root crops) out of the ground; 'lift potatoes'.

(verb.) take hold of something and move it to a different location; 'lift the box onto the table'.

(verb.) move upwards; 'lift one's eyes'.

(verb.) pay off (a mortgage).

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• In the hydraulic form of elevator, a motor worked by water is employed to lift the car, although steam power is also employed to raise the water. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• But come, I will lift a portion of the veil, and place you in possession of facts which may be of use to you in the future. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• Dare I lift you? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• I thought he never would have done wiping his feet, and that I must have gone out to lift him off the mat, but at last he came in. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• The height of the leveling strips, plus the height of the bed, lift its surface about six inches from the foundation floor. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Here's what may tranquillise every care, and lift the heart to rapture! 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• They are divided into classes by names indicating their purpose and mode of operation, such as single, double-acting, lift or force, reciprocating or rotary, etc. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Lightwood lifted his head at the neck, and put a wine-glass to his lips. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• They lifted him up, and he was overjoyed to find that they were about to take him in the direction whither the star seemed to him to lead. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• She hesitated for a moment, holding the little volume fondly in her hands--then lifted it to her lips and kissed it. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• She lifted her hand impatiently, and stopped me. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• She assumed an injured air as they came in, never lifted her eyes from her book, or asked a single question. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Why should he not one day be lifted above the shoulders of the crowd, and feel that he had won that eminence well? 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• And Rupert--' she lifted her face to the sky, in a muse--'he CAN only tear things to pieces. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• That I'm forced to do, said Caleb, still more gently, lifting up his hand. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Such an arrangement of wire is known as a helix or solenoid, and is capable of lifting or pulling larger and more numerous filings and even good-sized pieces of iron, such as tacks. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• As he has said it, returned madame, lifting her eyebrows a little, it is probably false. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• When rotating at the rate of 788 revolutions in a minute, and lifting the water 19·4 feet, the greatest practical effect, compared with the power employed, was attained. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• These cranes, adapted for the lifting and carrying of enormous loads, were worked by hydraulic pressure obtained from elevated tanks or reservoirs, as above indicated. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Look here--the fog's lifting. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• I don't know, says Krook, shaking his head and lifting his eyebrows. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• The box into which the harlequin takes refuge, and which appears to be empty when Pierrot or Cassandra lifts the curtain that shields its entrance, is also a sort of magic cabinet. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• Mahomet stands there and lifts them out by the hair. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Mr. Snagsby lifts his hat and returns to his little woman and his tea. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Then he stops, and with more of those inarticulate sounds, lifts up his eyes and seems to stare at something. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• He appears to be very strong and lifts heavy benches about as if he had no idea what weight was. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• As they go upstairs, Mr. Guppy lifts his eyebrows inquiringly and looks at Tony. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• As the arm lifts upward, the pin moves along the under side of the lower arm of the rocking-lever, thus causing it to cant and shift the type-wheels to the right or left, as desired. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.

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