2017年成人高考专升本英语复习资料-同义词辨析(5)
…there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the bottom……
当从海底提上来一只箱子时,船上出现了极为兴奋的场面。
Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another.
我们的牧师老是在为这桩或那桩事募款。
rear和raise在文学语言中常互换使用。在表示养育儿童时,rear 为美国南方各州惯用词。
She bore three children and reared (or reaised) two of them.
她生过三个孩子,养大了两个。
elevate 一般具有lift和raise的含义,但elevate 常用于抽象概念的提高,如“提高文学鉴赏力”,“提高情操”等。
Good reading elerates the mind.
读好书可以提高情操。
hoist 尤指“以机械提升重物”。
The cargo was soon hoisted into the ship.
贷物很快就被吊进船舱。