資料來源 : pyDict
高揚,道德的向上,精神昂揚提高,?起上升
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Uplift \Up"lift`\, n. (Geol.)
A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their
regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds,
dislocations, and the like.
Uplift \Up*lift"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uplifting}.]
To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift
the arm; to uplift a rock. --Cowper.
Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift
above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed.
--Milton.
資料來源 : WordNet®
uplift
n 1: (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the
process of mountain building) [syn: {upheaval}, {upthrow},
{upthrust}]
2: a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
v 1: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can
uplift your spirits" [syn: {elate}, {lift up}, {pick up},
{intoxicate}] [ant: {depress}]
2: lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's
movement uplifted this part of town"
3: lift up or elevate