elevate
verb- (formal)
to give somebody/something a higher position or rank, often more important than they deserve 提拔，晋升，提升（到不应有的位置） - elevate somebody/something (to something)
He elevated many of his friends to powerful positions within the government. 他将许多朋友都提拔到政府部门的要职上。 - elevate something (into/to something)
It was an attempt to elevate football to a subject worthy of serious study. 这是试图将足球拔高成一门学科来进行严肃的研究。 He has elevated bad taste into an art form. 他把低级趣味提升为一种艺术形式。
- elevate somebody/something (to something)
- elevate something (specialist or formal)
to lift something up or put something in a higher position 举起；抬起 - 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 使情绪高昂；使精神振奋；使兴高采烈
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin elevat- ‘raised’, from the verb elevare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, away’ + levare ‘lighten’ (from levis ‘light’).