elevate
verb- (formal)
to give somebody/something a higher position or rank, often more important than they deserve 提拔，晉升，提升（到不應有的位置） - elevate somebody/something (to something)
He elevated many of his friends to powerful positions within the government. 他將許多朋友都提拔到政府部門的要職上。 - elevate something (into/to something)
It was an attempt to elevate football to a subject worthy of serious study. 這是試圖將足球拔高成一門學科來進行嚴肅的研究。 He has elevated bad taste into an art form. 他把低級趣味提升爲一種藝術形式。
- elevate somebody/something (to something)
- elevate something (specialist or formal)
to lift something up or put something in a higher position 舉起；擡起 - elevate something (specialist)
to make the level of something increase 提高；使升高 - elevate something (formal)
to improve a person’s mood, so that they feel happy 使情緒高昂；使精神振奮；使興高采烈
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin elevat- ‘raised’, from the verb elevare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, away’ + levare ‘lighten’ (from levis ‘light’).