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