elevate
['el.ɪ.veɪt] verb transitive formal
■to raise something or lift something up 抬高；提高；使上升；举起•The platform was elevated by means of hydraulic legs.平台由液压支架抬升起来。 ■to make someone or something more important or to improve something 提升；提高；改进•They want to elevate the status of teachers.他们想提高教师的社会地位。 •These factors helped to elevate the town into the list of the ten most attractive in the country.这些因素提高了该镇的声望，使之成为该国十大最具魅力城镇之一。 be elevated to sth formal
■to be given a higher rank or social position 被提升为；被晋升为•He has been elevated to deputy manager.他已被提升为副经理。 •She was elevated to the peerage (= was given the title 'Lady').她被封为贵族。 |