• vt. 提升；举起；振奋情绪等；提升…的职位

e-, 向外。-lev, 举起，轻，词源同light , lever.

elevate (v.)

late 15c., "to raise above the usual position," from Latin elevatus, past participle of elevare "lift up, raise," figuratively, "to lighten, alleviate," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + levare "lighten, raise," from levis "light" in weight (see lever). Sense of "raise in rank or status" is from c. 1500. Moral or intellectual sense is from 1620s. Related: Elevated (which also was old slang for "drunk"); elevating.

1. Democracy might elevate the common man to a position of political superiority.

民主也许能提升普通人的政治地位，让他们产生优越感。

来自柯林斯例句

2. His energy and talent elevate him to godlike status.

他因精力充沛、才华横溢而被尊为神人。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He used a couple of bolsters to elevate his head.

他用两个垫枕垫头.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Reading good books elevate one's mind.

阅读好书可提高人的心灵修养.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. Don't elevate your superiors to superstar status.

别把你的上司捧得跟超级巨星似的。

来自辞典例句