v.贊揚(yáng)；提升；加強(qiáng)

All the people of whom you and I are the rag-tag and bobtail, all the camp followers of western civilization, we have taken it for granted that even if we did not live up to those exalted ethical standards, we did a great deal better than anyone else. 我們所有的人，包括你和我這樣的下層平民，以及所有西方文明的依附者都認(rèn)為，即使我們尚未達(dá)到那些崇高的道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，我們也還是是比別的任何人都干得好得多。

He was exalted to the position of general manager. 他被提升到總經(jīng)理的職位。