hoist
verbVerb Forms
Idioms present simple I / you / we / they hoist | |
he / she / it hoists | |
past simple hoisted | |
past participle hoisted | |
-ing form hoisting |
to raise or pull something up to a higher position, often using ropes or special equipment 吊起;提升;拉高 - hoist something/somebody/yourself + adv./prep.
He hoisted himself onto a high stool. 他抬身坐上了一张高凳子。 The cargo was hoisted aboard by crane. 货物由起重机吊上了船。 - hoist something
to hoist a flag/sail 升旗;升帆
Extra ExamplesHe was hoisted into the air. 他被举到空中。 The animals were hoisted aloft in their metal cage. 动物被吊在金属笼子里。 We hoisted her up out of the water. 我们把她从水中吊了起来。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHoist is used with these nouns as the object:- backpack
- bag
- banner
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent.: alteration of dialect hoise, probably from Dutch hijsen or Low German hiesen, but recorded earlier.- hoist something/somebody/yourself + adv./prep.
Idioms
be hoist/hoisted by/with your own petard
to be hurt or to have problems as a result of your own plans to hurt or trick others 害人反害己;自食其果