MOVE HIGHER 向高处移动, to move or lift something to a higher position, place, or level

举起; 提起; 抬起; 使升高:

Can you raise the torch so I can see?

你能把手电筒举高点好让我看见吗？

William raised his hat and smiled at her.

威廉抬了一下帽子，朝她笑笑。

Raise your hand if you know the right answer.

如果你知道正确答案，请举手。

INCREASE 增加, to increase an amount, number, or level

增加，提高〔数量、数字或水平〕;

Many shops have raised their prices.

很多商店都提价了。

The university is working to raise the number of students from state schools.

这所大学正在努力增加来自公立学校的学生数量。

a campaign to raise awareness of meningitis

提高脑膜炎防治意识的活动

Dr Hayward intends to raise the museum's profile (=make it more well-known) .

海沃德博士想提高博物馆的知名度。

COLLECT MONEY 筹钱, to collect money that you can use to do a particular job or help people

筹集; 筹募:

The Trust hopes to raise $1 million to buy land.

这家信托机构希望能筹集到一百万美元购置土地。

They are raising funds to help needy youngsters.

他们正在募捐帮助贫困的青少年。

a concert to raise money for charity

筹募善款的音乐会

IMPROVE 改善, to improve the quality or standard of something

提高，改善〔质量、标准〕:

Changing the law cannot raise standards.

修改法律并不能提高道德标准。

The team need to raise their game.

这支球队需要提高球技。

START A SUBJECT 开始某个话题, to begin to talk or write about a subject that you want to be considered or a question that you think should be answered

提出，提起;

He did not raise the subject again.

他再也没有提起这个话题。

I'd like to raise the issue of publicity.

我想提一提宣传问题。

Betty raised the important question of who will be in charge.

贝蒂提出了一个重要问题，就是由谁来负责。

CAUSE A REACTION 引起反应, to cause a particular emotion or reaction

引起，激起〔某种情感或反应〕:

This attack raises fears of increased violence against foreigners.

这次袭击使人们对日渐增多的针对外国人的暴力事件感到担忧。

The way the research was carried out raises doubts about the results .

这项研究的操作方式令人们对研究结果产生怀疑。

MOVE EYES OR FACE 移动眼睛或脸, to move your eyes, head, or face so that you are looking up

抬起〔眼睛、头或脸〕;

Albert raised his eyes and stared at Ruth.

艾伯特特抬起眼睛盯着鲁思。

'No,' he said without raising his head.

“不。”他说，头也没抬一下。

MOVE UPRIGHT 直立起来 also raise up, to move or lift yourself into an upright position

直起〔身子〕;

Adele raised herself from the pillows.

阿黛尔从一堆枕头中直起身子。

He raised himself up on one elbow to watch.

他用一只胳膊肘支起身看。

CHILDREN 儿童, [especially AmE] to look after your children and help them grow

抚养，养育;

Stan's dad died, leaving his mother to raise three sons alone.

斯坦的父亲去世了，留下他母亲独自抚养三个儿子。

It was time for Dean to settle down and raise a family .

该是迪安安顿下来生儿育女的时候了。

Anne married a Jew, despite being raised a Catholic.

安妮虽然从小就被培养成一个天主教徒，但她嫁给了一个犹太人。

The new generation was the first to be raised on processed food.

这新的一代是第一批吃加工食品长大的人。

Camus was born and raised in Algeria.

卡默斯生于长于阿尔及利亚。

raise a smile, to smile when you are not feeling happy, or to make someone smile when they are not feeling happy

（使）装出笑脸:

I couldn't raise a smile.

我笑不出来。

ANIMALS OR PLANTS 动物或植物, to look after animals or grow plants so that they can be sold or used as food

饲养; 种植:

He raised cattle in Nebraska when he was young.

他年轻时在内布拉斯加州养过牛。

Jim retired to raise raspberries.

吉姆退休后种植山莓。

COLLECT PEOPLE 征集人员, to collect together a large group of people, especially soldiers

召集，征募〔尤指士兵〕:

The rebels quickly raised an army.

叛乱分子很快就召集了一队人马。

raise your eyebrows, to show surprise, doubt, disapproval etc by moving your EYEBROWS upwards

扬起眉毛〔表示吃惊、怀疑、反对等〕:

Blanche raised her eyebrows in surprise.

布兰奇吃惊地扬起眉毛。

raise eyebrows, if something raises eyebrows, it surprises people

令人吃惊:

The band's new sound will raise some eyebrows.

乐队的新风格将会使一些人吃惊。

raise your voice, to speak loudly or shout because you are angry

〔因生气而〕提高嗓门，高声说话:

He's never raised his voice to me.

他从来没有冲着我叫嚷。

I could hear raised voices in the next room.

我听到隔壁房间有人在大声嚷嚷。

raise your glass, [spoken] to celebrate someone's happiness or success by holding up your glass and drinking from it

举杯庆祝:

Ladies and gentlemen, will you raise your glasses to the bride and groom.

女士们先生们，请大家举杯祝贺新娘和新郎。

raise the alarm, [BrE] to warn people about a danger so that they can take action

发出警报:

Sam stayed with his injured friend while a passing motorist raised the alarm.

萨姆陪着他受伤的朋友，一位过路司机则发出了警报。

raise the spectre of sth, [literary] to make people feel afraid that something frightening might soon happen

引起对某事的恐慌:

The violence has raised the spectre of civil war.

暴力事件引起了人们对内战的恐慌。

raise its (ugly) head, if a question or problem raises its head, it appears and has to be dealt with

〔问题或困难〕出现，抬头:

Another problem then raised its ugly head.

另一个问题又出现了。

CARD GAME 纸牌游戏, to make a higher BID than an opponent in a card game

比〔对手〕多下赌注:

I'll raise you $100.

我加你 100 美元。

raise hell, [informal] to complain in a very angry way about something you think is not acceptable

大吵大闹:

I'll raise hell with whoever is responsible for this mess.

不管是谁惹的麻烦，我都会跟他没完。

raise hell / Cain, [especially AmE] to behave in a wild, noisy way that upsets other people

喧闹:

The kids next door were raising hell last night.

隔壁的孩子昨晚闹翻了天。

raise the roof, to make a very loud noise when singing, celebrating etc

〔在唱歌、欢庆作乐等时〕高声喧闹

SPEAK TO SB 和某人说话, to speak to someone on a piece of radio equipment

用无线电与…通话;

They finally managed to raise him at Miller's sheep farm.

他们终于通过无线电在米勒的养羊场上与他取得了联系。

WAKE SB 叫醒某人, [literary] to wake someone who is difficult to wake

叫醒:

Try as he might he could not raise her.

他想尽办法，仍然无法叫醒她。

DEAD PERSON 死人 [old use]

Jesus raised Lazarus from the grave.

耶稣使拉撒路复活。

raise a siege / embargo, [formal] to allow goods to go in and out of a place again after they have been stopped by force or by a law

解除包围/禁运

BUILD 建造, [formal] to build something such as a MONUMENT

建造，树立〔纪念碑等〕;

raise 2 / 4 / 10 etc to the power of 2 / 3 / 4 etc, [technical] to multiply a number by itself a particular number of times

使 2 / 4 / 10 等自乘 2 / 3 / 4 等次:

2 raised to the power of 3 is 8.

2 的 3 次方是 8。

an increase in the money you earn

加薪;