/lɪft ||; lɪft/verb1 [T] lift sb/sth (up) to move sb/sth to a higher level or position 举起: He lifted the child up onto his shoulders. 他把小孩举到肩膀上。Lift your arm very gently and see if it hurts. 把胳膊抬起，看看痛不痛。It took two men to lift the piano. 这架钢琴要两个男人才抬得动。
2 [T] to move sb/sth from one place or position to another 把…抬起后搬到别的位置上: She lifted the suitcase down from the rack. 她把手提箱从架上搬下来。
3 [T] to end or remove a rule, law, etc 撤销（规则、法令等）: The ban on public meetings has been lifted. 对公众集会的禁令已经撤销了。
4 [I,T] to become or make sb happier （受）鼓舞: The news lifted our spirits. 这消息振奋了我们的士气。
5 [I] (used about clouds, fog, etc) to rise up or disappear （指云、雾等）升起，消散: The mist lifted towards the end of the morning. 快到中午的时候，薄雾才渐渐散去。
6 [T] (informal 非正式)lift sth (from sb/sth) to steal or copy sth 偷；抄袭: Most of his essay was lifted straight from the textbook. 他这篇文章的大部份内容都是从那本教科书上直接搬过来的。 ☞ Look at shoplifting. 参看shoplifting。
lift off (used about a spacecraft) to rise straight up from the ground （指航天器）发射升空