raising
present participle ofraise
| 单词 | raising |
| 释义 | raising present participle ofraise raise verb[T] uk/reɪz/us/reɪz/raiseverb[T](LIFT)B1 toliftsomething to ahigherposition: Would all those infavourpleaseraisetheirhands? He raised thewindowandleanedout. Mary Quant was the firstfashiondesignerto raisehemlines. to move from a lower position to a higher position
Raising and lowering
raiseverb[T](INCREASE)B1 tocausesomething toincreaseorbecomebigger,better,higher, etc.: Thegovernmentplanto raisetaxes. I had to raise myvoice(=speakmoreloudly)to make myselfheardover thenoise. Theinspectorsaid thatstandardsat theschoolhad to be raised. Our littlechathas raised myspirits(= made mefeelhappier).
Increasing and intensifying
raiseverb[T](EXIST)B2 tocausetoexist: Heranswersraiseddoubts/fears/suspicionsin mymind. Thisdiscussionhas raised manyimportantissues/problems. Theannouncementraised acheer/laugh. Iwantto raise(=talkabout)twoproblems/questionswithyou. Iwanttostartmy ownbusinessif I can raise(=obtain)themoney/cash/capital/funds. formalThechapelwas raised(=built)as amemorialto herson.
Creating and producing
raiseverb[T](DEVELOP)B2 to takecareof aperson, or ananimalorplant, until they arecompletelygrown: Herparentsdiedwhen she was ababyand she was raised by hergrandparents. Thelambshad to be raisedbyhand(=fedmilkbypeople)whentheirmotherdied. Thefarmerraises(=breeds)chickensandpigs. Thesoilaround here isn't good enough for raising(=growing)crops. Synonyms bringsomeoneup rear(CARE FOR) Compare educate
Parenting & caring for children
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal farming - general words raiseverb[T](CARD GAMES)If you raise anotherplayerin agameofcards, youriskmoremoneythan thatplayerhasrisked: I'll raise you. [+ two objects]I'll raise you $50. Card games
raiseverb[T](STOP)formal to end orstop: Theyagreedto raise thetradeembargoif threeconditionsweremet. After threeweeksthesiegewas raised. Causing something to end
raiseverb[T](COMMUNICATE)tocommunicatewith someone,especiallybyphoneorradio: I've beentryingto raise Jack/Tokyo allday. Communicating & keeping in touch
GrammarRaiseorrise? Raise must have an object, as it is a transitive verb. It is a regular verb; its three forms are raise, raised, raised:…Idiomsraise (a few) eyebrows raisesomeonefrom the dead raiseyourgame raiseyourhand to/againstsomeone raise hell Examplesofraisingraising In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Raising, or at least maintaining, one's rank in the hierarchy is a perpetual battle, and turnover within the population is constant. From theCambridge English Corpus The better-off had a choice in the matter, and decided againstraisingtheir own children. From theCambridge English Corpus Suppose the foreign exchange and trade reforms could be achieved first-e. g., if powerful domestic forces delayed theraisingof energy prices. From theCambridge English Corpus Scientists of the late eighteenth century were committed toraisingthe level of these studies through experimentation and, above all, measurement. From theCambridge English Corpus Raisingplan generosity also boosts employees' appreciation of their retirement program but its effect is more modest. From theCambridge English Corpus But a more damaging example which indicates that ' necessary existence ' is often a status lowering rather than statusraisingpredicate is provided by negative predicates. From theCambridge English Corpus It makes it hard for us to believe that we had anything to do with begetting orraisingsuch exquisite little people. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet there is an important sense in which the verbraisingoperations in the two languages are at polar extremes. From theCambridge English Corpus One of the advantages ofraisingtroops through the companies was that their corporate resources might ensure that the poorer inhabitants were less burdened. From theCambridge English Corpus However, it is important to note that fronting andraisingare straightforward categorical phonetic adjustments. From theCambridge English Corpus They reiterated the 1958 demand that the federal government split revenues equally with them byraisingthe provincial share to 50 per cent. From theCambridge English Corpus This means that it is not unthinkable that the wife's help was sometimes necessary, either inraisingthe stock or in the meat hall. From theCambridge English Corpus Raisingan awareness of the richness in linguistic and cultural diversity in multilingual contexts should present an important part of new programmes. From theCambridge English Corpus Expressed in terms of elements, theraisingand centralisation that produce reduction converge on a single result : they banish complex melodic expressions from atonic nuclei. From theCambridge English Corpus Never-married women were particularly vulnerable to social exclusion and destitution, because they had not complied with the cultural norms (adat) of marriage andraisingchildren. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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