elevated UK ['el.ɪ.veɪ.tɪd] US [-tˌɪd] adjective ■raised 提高的;升高的;抬高的•The doctor said I was to keep my leg elevated.医生说我要保持腿部抬高。 •There is an elevated area at the back of the building.这栋楼后面是一片高地。 ■high or important 地位高的;重要的•She holds a more elevated position in the company.她在公司中职位较高。 [before noun] ■greater than is normal or reasonable 高出正常水准的;偏高的•He has a rather elevated idea of his own importance.他自视过高。 [before noun] formal ■literary or formal 高雅的,文雅的;正式的•an elevated style/tone文雅的语体风格/庄重的语气 •the elevated language of the Psalms《诗篇》中文雅的语言 |