hoist
[hɔɪst] verb transitive
■to lift something heavy, sometimes using ropes or a machine （用绳子或机械）抬起，吊起•A helicopter hoisted the final section of the bridge into place.直升机将桥梁的最后一部分吊装到位。 •With some difficulty he hoisted her onto his shoulders.他费了些力气才把她扛到自己肩上。 •[R] I scrabbled for a handhold and hoisted my self up.我胡乱抓住一个支撑点爬了上去。 hoist a flag
■to raise a flag to the top of a pole using a rope 升旗
[hɔɪst] verb transitive
be hoist(ed) with/by your own petard formal
■to suffer harm from a plan by which you had intended to harm someone else 害人反害己，拿石头砸自己的脚
[hɔɪst] noun countable
■a device used for lifting heavy things 起重机 |