elevation
英 [ˌelɪˈveɪʃn] 美 [ˌɛləˈveʃən]

n.

高处，高地，高度，海拔，（枪炮的）仰角，射角；升级，上进，向上；高尚；[建]正视图，立视图

变形

复数：elevations

英英释义

elevation[ ,eli'veiʃən ]

• n.
  • the event of something being raised upward

    "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"

    同义词：liftraising

  • the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

    同义词：acmeheightpeakpinnaclesummitsuperlativemeridiantiptoptop

  • angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

    同义词：ELaltitudeALT

  • a raised or elevated geological formation

    同义词：natural elevation

  • distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)

    "there was snow at the higher elevations"

  • (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump

    "a dancer of exceptional elevation"

  • drawing of an exterior of a structure
  • the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something

    "his elevation to cardinal"

    同义词：aggrandizementaggrandisement

词组短语

elevation angle仰角；倾斜角；升运角

elevation difference高差；仰角差

ground elevation地面高程；室外地面标高；地面海拔

boiling point elevation沸点升高

同近义词辨析

height, altitude, elevation

这组词都有“高度”的意思，其区别是：

height普通用词，指任何物体可测量到的高度，不管物体本身的高低如何。

altitude指海拔高度，也指离开地面的高度。

elevation主要指山丘或耸立在地面上物体的海拔高度。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. His elevation to the rank of a lord has made him very proud.
   他被提升贵族头衔使他非常自豪。
2. His elevation to the position of General Manager was announced yesterday.
   昨天宣布他晋升总经理职位。
3. The city is at an elevation of 2000 metres.
   这座城市海拔2000米。
4. Soon we reach a plateau at an elevation of about ninety feet.
   我们很快就抵达一片高度约九十英尺的高原。
5. This technique facilitates tube insertion in patients with elevation of the hemidiaphragm and a "high"stomach position.
   在横隔膜提高及胃部升高的患者身上使用本项技术，可以加速喂食管的装入。
6. This drawing shows what the front elevation of the house will look like when it is built.
   这张图显示这幢房子建成后正面的外观。

权威例句

The TIMI risk score for unstable angina/non-ST elevation MI: A method for prognostic and therapeutic decision making
ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction—Executive Summary
ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction—Executive Summary
2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Executive Summary A Report of the American College...
2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology Fou...
ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction--executive summary: a report of the Americ...
ESC Guidelines for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation.
Effects of clopidogrel in addition to aspirin in patients with acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation.
2007 Focused Update of the ACC/AHA 2004 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: a report ...
2007 focused update to the ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: implic...