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elevate

【elevate音标】 英[ˈelɪveɪt] 美[ˈelɪveɪt]

【单词释义】 elevate是什么意思:

vt.提高;提升;提拔;抬起,提起;举起;鼓舞

[单词分级] 英语六级/考研词汇

[第三人称单数] elevates

[单词现在分词] elevating

[单词过去式] elevated

[单词过去分词] elevated

【关联词/派生词】

elevation   n.高处,高地,高度,海拔;升级,增加,升高

【elevate形近词/近似词】

excavate   v.挖掘;发掘;挖出;开凿;挖(洞)

aggravate   vt.加重,使恶化;使恼火;激怒

renovate   vt.翻新;修复;整修;使恢复活力 adj.恢复的;革新的;翻新的

enervate   vt.使衰弱,使失去活力

innovate   v. 改革;创新;引入(新事物、思想或方法)

【单词例句】

◇ Speaking to the Chicago Tribune, he said people want to sleep on their back with their neck, head and upper chest slightly elevated.
他告诉《芝加哥论坛报》说,人们仰卧时是想让头颈部和上胸部轻微抬高。

---- The Best Positions in Bed Revealed

◇ "Provided the music has a calm, regular beat, it can actually help us to stay calm, reducing our stress, slowing our heart rate, and moderating our pulse," says Dr. Spelman. "This makes it easier for us to focus on the task at hand rather than entering into 'flight or fight' mode, in which it can be very difficult to think clearly because of our elevated levels of adrenaline and cortisol."
斯佩尔曼博士表示:“如果背景音乐的节拍比较平静、有规律,它实际上可以帮助我们保持平静,减轻我们的压力,减缓我们的心跳,调节我们的脉搏。这使我们更容易专注于手头的任务,而不是进入‘逃跑或战斗’模式,在这种模式下,由于肾上腺素和皮质醇水平升高,我们会很难清晰地思考问题。”

---- Listening to classical music at work boosts productivity

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