uplift
英 [ˈʌplɪft] 美 [ʌpˈlɪft]

vt.

举起；振作；（社会、道德等）发展；使上升

vi.

上升，升起；

n.

进步；乳罩；

变形

复数：uplifts过去式：uplifted过去分词：uplifted现在分词：uplifting第三人称单数：uplifts

英英释义

uplift[ ʌp'lift, 'ʌplift ]

• n.
  • (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

    同义词：upheavalupthrowupthrust

  • a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
• v.
  • fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

    "Music can uplift your spirits"

    同义词：elatelift uppick upintoxicate

  • lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces

    "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town"

  • lift up or elevate

词组短语

uplift pressure浮力

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. It will uplift me in moments of despair yet it will calm me in time of exultation.
   绝望时,使我振作；狂喜时,让我平静。
2. Reading good books can uplift one's soul.
   阅读好书可提高人的心灵修养。
3. Education and work are the levers to uplift a people.
   教育与工作是提高民族素质的杠杆。
4. The fundamental goal of economic development is to uplift the living standards and quality of life of the people.
   发展经济的根本目的是提高全国人民的生活水平和质量。

用作名词(n.)

1. The hero's speech is a great uplift for us.
   英雄的演讲是对我们的极大鼓舞。
2. Her encouragement gave me a great sense of uplift.
   她鼓励我激发了我的上进心。
3. Uplift is the upward pressure under a dam.
   上浮压力指的是在坝体下面向上作用的压力。
4. Intermontane basins in relatively stable regions subjected to regional uplift.
   较稳定区域内的山间盆地，曾有过区域隆起。

权威例句

Uplift history of the Central and Northern Andes: A review
Diachronous uplift of the Tibetan plateau starting 40 Myr ago
Mantle dynamics, uplift of the Tibetan Plateau, and the Indian Monsoon
Late Cenozoic uplift of mountain ranges and global climate change: chicken or egg?
Dynamics of orogenic wedges and the uplift of high-pressure metamorphic rocks.
Amazonia Through Time: Andean Uplift, Climate Change, Landscape Evolution, and Biodiversity
Sensitivity of climate to late Cenozoic uplift in southern Asia and the American west: Numerical experiments
A 4-year trial of tiotropium in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (UPLIFT trial).
Forcing of late Cenozoic northern hemisphere climate by plateau uplift in southern Asia and the American west
Island Radiation on a Continental Scale: Exceptional Rates of Plant Diversification after Uplift of the Andes