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 up·lift /(ˌ)əpˈlɪft/
 高颺,道德的向上,精神昂揚(vt.)提高,?起(vi.)上升

 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.
 Satan, talking to his nearest mate,
 With head uplift above the wave, and eyes
 That sparkling blazed.   --Milton.

 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.
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 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