elevating
present participle ofelevate
| 单词 | elevating |
| 释义 | elevating present participle ofelevate elevate verb[T] uk/ˈel.ɪ.veɪt/us/ˈel.ə.veɪt/formal toraisesomething orliftsomething up: Theplatformwas elevated bymeansofhydrauliclegs. to move from a lower position to a higher position
to make someone or something moreimportantor toimprovesomething: Theywantto elevate thestatusofteachers. Thesefactorshelpedto elevate thetownto thepositionof one of the mostbeautifulin thecountry. be elevated tosomethingformal to be given ahigherrankorsocialposition: He has been elevated todeputymanager. She was elevated to thepeerage(= was made apeer). Raising and lowering
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making things better Promoting staff Class & class-consciousness in general Examplesofelevatingelevating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The image can be raised in height (loudspeaker placement permitting), with the possibility ofelevatingonly the higher regions of spectral space. From theCambridge English Corpus It may also indicate anelevatingresearch interest in the field of hyperbaric medicine. From theCambridge English Corpus In this regard, sharing and exchange of information was found to be critical inelevatingpoverty as well as reducing land degradation. From theCambridge English Corpus Elevatingminutiae such as sound symbolism to an unwarranted status will probably only add fuel to the conflagration. From theCambridge English Corpus This had the effect ofelevatingthese aspirations from merely political claims to divinely ordained rights. From theCambridge English Corpus He called for the structure to be replaced by something moreelevating. From theCambridge English Corpus The magnificent building was furnished with turrets and castellations, and backed by hanging gardens terraced at various levels on theelevatingbackground behind. From theCambridge English Corpus In his annual messages he stressed conservation's priority,elevatingnatural resources issues to a new level of federal concern. From theCambridge English Corpus In other words they claim that the left-liberal vision ofelevatingthe poor is not feasible. From theCambridge English Corpus Rather, they suggest additional, different agendas, such aselevatingthe natural sciences, and reconciling science and philosophy. From theCambridge English Corpus Inelevatingl'écriture above speech, linguistics discards, as invincibly subjective, the implications for meaning of how words and music actually sound. From theCambridge English Corpus Simultaneously, the tongue retracts, continuing its posterior course, until (c) the pharyngeal walls narrow around the closing andelevatinglarynx. From theCambridge English Corpus Although they were hopeful ofelevatingthe family status on becoming shopkeepers, the shop failed gradually, year after year. From theCambridge English Corpus This approach also succeeds inelevatingmotor control from the mire of control theory, thus blending motor activity with the so-called "higher" functions. From theCambridge English Corpus The pulmonary blood flow may increase after the combined shunt, thuselevatingthe systemic arterial saturation. 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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