Tra từ lift - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

lift [lift lifts lifted lifting] verb, noun BrE [lɪft] NAmE [lɪft]
verb

RAISE
1. transitive, intransitive to raise sb/sth or be raised to a higher position or level
•~ sb/sth (up) (+ adv./prep.) He stood there with his arms lifted above his head.
• I lifted the lid of the box and peered in.
• (figurative)John lifted his eyes (= looked up) from his book.
•~ (up) Her eyebrows lifted. ‘Apologize? Why?’

MOVE SB/STH
2. transitive ~ sb/sth (+ adv./prep.) to take hold of sb/sth and move them/it to a different position
• I lifted the baby out of the chair.
• He lifted the suitcase down from the rack.
3. transitive ~ sb/sth (+ adv./prep.) to transport people or things by air
•The survivors were lifted to safety by helicopter.
see also ↑airlift

REMOVE LAW/RULE
4. transitive ~ sth to remove or end restrictions
•to lift a ban/curfew/blockade
• Martial law has now been lifted.

HEART/SPIRITS
5. intransitive, transitive to become or make sb more cheerful
• His heart lifted at the sight of her.
•~ sth The news lifted our spirits.

OF MIST/CLOUDS
6. intransitive to rise and disappear
Syn: ↑disperse
•The fog began to lift.
• (figurative)Gradually my depression started to lift.

STEAL
7. transitive ~ sth (from sb/sth) (informal)to steal sth
•He had been lifting electrical goods from the store where he worked.
see also ↑shoplift

COPY IDEAS/WORDS
8. transitive ~ sth (from sth) to use sb's ideas or words without asking permission or without saying where they come from
Syn: ↑plagiarize
•She lifted most of the ideas from a book she had been reading.

VEGETABLES
9. transitive ~ sth to dig up vegetables or plants from the ground
•to lift potatoes

INCREASE
10. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to make the amount or level of sth greater; to become greater in amount or level
•Interest rates were lifted yesterday.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse lypta, of Germanic origin; related to ↑loft.

Thesaurus:
lift verb T, I (usually used with an adverb or preposition)
•The suitcase was so heavy I could hardly lift it.
pick sb/sth up • • hoist • • scoop • • heave • |especially written raise •
Opp: put sb/sth down
lift/pick/hoist/scoop/raise sb/sth up
lift/pick up/hoise/heave a bag/basket
lift/pick up/hoist/scoop a child/girl/boy
lift/raise your hand/arm/head/chin/face/eyes/eyebrows
Lift, pick sb/sth up or raise? Lift can mean to move sb/sth in a particular direction, not just upwards; pick sb/sth is usually used about sb/sth that is not very heavy and is only used for upwards movement; raise is used especially about parts of the body
•He lifted the suitcase down from the rack.
• He picked up the phone and dialled the number.
• She raised her eyebrows.

Example Bank:
•Carefully lift the cake off the tray and cool on a wire rack.
•He felt as if an enormous weight had been lifted from his shoulders.
•He hugged her, almost lifting her off the ground.
•He lifted the baby out of its cot.
•Her head lifted sharply
•Juliet nodded, lifting her face to David's.
•She leaned on him and he half lifted her down the stairs.
•She lifted back the sheet.
•She lifted the book up off the table.
•She lifted the child over the fence.
•She was lifted bodily aboard by two sailors.
•The box was so heavy I could barely lift it.
•The fog suddenly lifted.
•The government decided to lift the ban on arms exports.
•The heavy beams were lifted into place.
•The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.
•The redevelopment along the river should help lift property prices in the area.
•lines lifted from a famous poem
•to lift a ban/curfew/blockade
•John lifted his eyes from his book.
•to lift sth up/down/into sth/from sth
Idiom: ↑not lift a hand
Derived: ↑lift off

noun

MACHINE
1. (BrE) (NAmE ele·va·tor)countable a machine that carries people or goods up and down to different levels in a building or a mine
• It's on the sixth floor— let's take the lift.
see also ↑chairlift, ↑drag lift, ↑ski lift

FREE RIDE
2. (BrE) (NAmE ride)countable a free ride in a car, etc. to a place you want to get to
• I'll give you a lift to the station.
• Could I have a lift into town?
•She hitched a lift on a truck.

HAPPIER FEELING
3. singular a feeling of being happier or more confident than before
Syn: ↑boost
•Passing the exam gave him a real lift.

RISING MOVEMENT
4. singular a movement in which sth rises or is lifted up
•the puzzled lift of his eyebrows

ON AIRCRAFT
5. uncountable the upward pressure of air on an aircraft when flying
compare ↑drag

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse lypta, of Germanic origin; related to ↑loft.

Thesaurus:
lift noun C (BrE)
•He offered me a lift home in his van.
ride • • drive •
a lift/ride/drive in sth
a lift/ride/drive from/to sth
give sb/hitch a lift/ride

Example Bank:
•He looked at me with a quizzical lift of his eyebrows.
•He offered us a lift home.
•The hotel has a private lift linking it to the beach.
•The lift serves the top four floors of the building.
•We stood by the roadside and thumbed a lift.
•We took the lift down to the ground floor.
•Winning the semi-final gave the team a huge lift.
•You'll need your lift pass for the ski lifts.
•Could you give me a lift to the station?
•His car broke down and he hitched a lift into town.
•She offered me a lift home.

See also: ↑elevator ▪ ↑ride