lift
/ˈlɪft/KK
變化形
lifting
lifts
lifted
lifted
1.
舉起;抬起;提起
用手或藉由力量把人或物從較低處移到較高處,或使其離開原本放置的表面。
用法:及物用法最常見,後面直接接受詞。也可不及物,表示某物被抬起或上升。
Lift the lid carefully because the soup is still hot.
小心提起鍋蓋,因為湯還很燙。
The students lifted the heavy table together before the school event.
校慶活動前,學生們一起抬起那張重桌子。
2.
解除;撤銷
正式取消原本施加的禁令、限制、管制或暫停措施。
用法:通常以限制、禁令、制裁、宵禁等作受詞。
The city lifted the rule about using water after several weeks of rain.
下了幾週的雨後,市政府取消了用水的規定。
The teacher lifted the rule, so students could use tools to do the math for this activity.
老師取消了這項規定,所以學生可以在這個活動中使用工具來算數。
3.
偷竊;順手拿走
未經允許拿走他人的物品;通常暗示偷偷地或趁人不注意時偷走。
用法:受詞可以是物品,也可以是文章、照片或點子等創作內容。若指抄襲,語氣通常帶批評。
Someone lifted his phone while he was waiting for the train.
他等火車時,有人偷走了他的手機。
Do not lift photos from other people's pages without asking first.
沒有先詢問,就不要拿走別人頁面上的照片。
4.
電梯
在建築物內上下運行、用來載送人或貨物的封閉式升降設備。
用法:可數名詞。談論建築物內的設備時,英式英語常用此字。
The lift was out of order, so we took the stairs to the top floor.
電梯壞了,所以我們走樓梯到最高樓層。
Please do not hold the lift doors open for too long.
請不要讓電梯門開著太久。
5.
搭便車;順路載人一程
免費或順路乘坐別人的汽車,或指開車載某人前往某地這件事。
用法:名詞常用 get a lift 或 give someone a lift。動詞可說 lift someone to a place,但在美式英語中較不自然。
Could you give me a lift to the MRT station tomorrow morning?
你明天早上可以順路載我到捷運站嗎?
She got a lift home from her classmate after the club meeting.
社團開會後,她搭同學的便車回家。
6.
提振;改善;振奮
使心情、信心、表現、需求或銷售量有所提升的事物或效果。
用法:常與 give 搭配。a lift 通常表示暫時或程度不大的提升。
A message from her family gave her a lift during exam week.
考試週時,家人的一則訊息讓她振奮不少。
The holiday market gave local stores a lift in sales.
節慶市集帶動了當地商店的銷售。
常見錯誤
Can you give me a lift to home?
Can you give me a lift home?
The school lifted up the restriction.
The school lifted the restriction.
I took the lift in the department store.〔在美式英語情境〕
I took the elevator in the department store.
Please help me to lift up this box to the table.
Please help me lift this box onto the table.
相關字詞
學習提示
・lift 最核心的意思是「往上移動」。從這個概念可延伸到「解除限制」與「提振心情或業績」。
・表示建築物內的「電梯」時,英式英語用 lift,美式英語用 elevator。
・表示「順路載一程」時,英式英語常說 give someone a lift;美式英語通常說 give someone a ride。
・不要把 lift a restriction 誤寫成 lift up a restriction。