• vt. 提升；舉起；振奮情緒等；提升…的職位

e-, 向外。-lev, 舉起，輕，詞源同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.

民主也許能提升普通人的政治地位，讓他們產生優越感。

來自柯林斯例句

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

他因精力充沛、才華橫溢而被尊為神人。

來自柯林斯例句

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

他用兩個墊枕墊頭.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Reading good books elevate one's mind.

閱讀好書可提高人的心靈修養.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

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

別把你的上司捧得跟超級巨星似的。

來自辭典例句