vt.舉起；提拔；素養(yǎng)提升；鼓舞

vi.變高

They had the attempt to elevate Anderson to the presidency. 他們企圖把安德遜抬上總統(tǒng)寶座。

They had the attempt to elevate Anderson to the presidency. 他們企圖把安德遜抬上總統(tǒng)寶座。

Reading good books elevates your mind. 閱讀好書(shū)使人思想高尚。

The song never failed to elevate his spirits. 這首歌總使他精神振奮。

elevate 的基本意思是從底處向高處上升,多用于比喻義,即“晉升,提拔,提高,鼓舞”等。

elevate 是及物動(dòng)詞,可接名詞或代詞作賓語(yǔ)。表示“提高,提升”時(shí),賓語(yǔ)后常接to或into引起的介詞短語(yǔ)。