Lifts - Английское значение и перевод слова Lifts на Русский язык

noun

Help, typically of a practical nature.

Примеры использования:

He saw the pilot slumped in his cockpit and went to his aid

verb

Help or support (someone or something) in the achievement of something.

Примеры использования:

Women were aided in childbirth by midwives

abbreviation

Artificial insemination by donor.

noun

The act of making something better; improvement.

Примеры использования:

Progress brings with it the amelioration of the human condition

noun

The process of making a bad or unpleasant situation better

Примеры использования:

Regular exercise can provide gradual amelioration of anxiety., treatment for her allergies led to t…

verb

Declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result).

Примеры использования:

The decision was annulled by the courts

verb

To announce officially a law, marriage, or other contract as no longer existing

Примеры использования:

The contract was finally annulled., you will need a court hearing to get an annulment.

verb

To state officially that something such as a law, agreement, or marriage no longer exists

Примеры использования:

The court did not annul the sentences but ruled they should be reviewed., we will seek an early hea…

verb

Evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response).

Примеры использования:

Something about the man aroused the guard's suspicions

verb

Help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.

Примеры использования:

A range of measures to boost tourism

noun

A source of help or encouragement leading to increase or improvement.

Примеры использования:

The cut in interest rates will give a further boost to the economy

phrasal verb

Keep afloat

verb

Decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place.

Примеры использования:

He was forced to cancel his visit

noun

A mark made on a postage stamp to show that it has been used.

Примеры использования:

A stamp franked and with an adhesive cancel

verb

To decide that something arranged in advance will not happen, or to state that you do not wish to receive something

Примеры использования:

[ i ] we were supposed to meet for dinner but elise had to cancel at the last minute., [ t ] he col…

verb

Support and move (someone or something) from one place to another.

Примеры использования:

Medics were carrying a wounded man on a stretcher

noun

An act of carrying something from one place to another.

Примеры использования:

We did a carry of equipment from the camp

verb

To transport or take from one place to another

Примеры использования:

The plane carried 116 passengers and a crew of seven., would you like me to carry your bag for you?…

verb

Revoke or cancel (an order).

Примеры использования:

An order to arrest the strike leaders had been countermanded

noun

An order revoking a previous one.

Примеры использования:

I forthwith mounted, and went off, lest i should receive a countermand

verb

To change an order that has already been given, especially by giving a new order

Примеры использования:

Oral approval will form part of the agreement unless it is countermanded by the client within two w…

verb

Cease from doing or providing (something), especially something that has been provided on a regular basis.

Примеры использования:

The ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors

verb

Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.

Примеры использования:

He got into his car and drove off

noun

(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate.

Примеры использования:

He was driven by ambition

verb

To travel in a motor vehicle, esp. as the person who operates it

Примеры использования:

[ t ] we drove 40 miles to visit my aunt., [ i ] she drove through pennsylvania to ohio., [ i ] she…

verb

Raise or lift (something) to a higher position.

Примеры использования:

The exercise will naturally elevate your chest and head

verb

Raise from a lower to a higher position

verb

To give someone a higher or more important position

Примеры использования:

He was elevated to the chairmanship of the house armed services committee., they hoped to elevate t…

noun

A platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different levels; a lift.

Примеры использования:

In the elevator she pressed the button for the lobby

noun

A piece of equipment, usually in the form of a small room, that carries people or goods straight up and down in tall buildings

noun

A small room in a tall building which carries people or goods up and down to different levels of the building

Примеры использования:

I took the elevator to her office on the fourteenth floor., they place the bales onto an elevator t…

verb

Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).

Примеры использования:

We were encouraged by the success of this venture

verb

To make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen

Примеры использования:

[ t + to infinitive ] we were encouraged to learn foreign languages at school., the council is enco…

verb

To talk or behave in a way that gives someone confidence to do something

Примеры использования:

Encourage someone in something they've always encouraged me in everything i've wanted to do.

noun

The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.

Примеры использования:

Thank you for all your support and encouragement

noun

Words or behaviour that give someone confidence to do something

Примеры использования:

Children need lots of encouragement from their parents., i could never have achieved this without t…

noun

A final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.

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The end of the year

verb

Come or bring to a final point; finish.

Примеры использования:

When the war ended, policy changed

suffix

Denoting a person or thing to be treated in a specified way.

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Dividend

noun

An increase or improvement in quality, value, or extent.

Примеры использования:

This programme of enhancements will improve the daily experience of passengers

noun

A change, or a process of change, that improves something or increases its value

Примеры использования:

We have made many enhancements to the software that will strengthen system security., they plan to …

verb

Make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing.

Примеры использования:

The wartime routine was enlivened by a series of concerts

verb

To make more interesting or active

Примеры использования:

Entertainment enlivened the meeting.

noun

Something which acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity.

Примеры использования:

The halving of car tax would provide a fillip to sales

verb

Propel (a small object) with a flick of the fingers.

Примеры использования:

He filliped him over the nose

noun

Something that causes a sudden improvement

Примеры использования:

The athletics win provided a much-needed fillip to/for national pride., the news gave the stock mar…

phrasal verb

Make more interesting or lively

phrasal verb

To make something more exciting, interesting, or active

Примеры использования:

They've gingered up the book cover with a new design, but the contents are the same.

verb

Make glad.

Примеры использования:

The high, childish laugh was a sound that gladdened her heart

verb

To make someone happy

Примеры использования:

A visit to disneyland is sure to gladden the heart of any 8-year-old.

verb

Grasp or seize suddenly and roughly.

Примеры использования:

She grabbed him by the shirt collar

noun

A quick sudden clutch or attempt to seize.

Примеры использования:

He made a grab at the pistol

verb

Take or seize suddenly

verb

Lift or haul (something heavy) with great effort.

Примеры использования:

She heaved the sofa back into place

noun

An act of heaving.

Примеры использования:

With that last heave, maurice's anchor wrenched clear of the mud

verb

To pull, push, lift, or throw something heavy

Примеры использования:

[ t always + adv/prep ] he leaned his weight against the door and heaved it open., [ i ] after the …

verb

Lift or carry (something heavy).

Примеры использования:

He lifted crates and hefted boxes

noun

The weight of someone or something.

Примеры использования:

He was buckle-kneed from the heft of his staggering load

verb

Make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources.

Примеры использования:

They helped her with domestic chores

noun

The action of helping someone to do something.

Примеры использования:

I asked for help from my neighbours

exclamation

Used as an appeal for urgent assistance.

Примеры использования:

Help! i'm drowning!

verb

Move (something) into a different position with a jerk.

Примеры использования:

She hitched up her skirt and ran

noun

A temporary difficulty or problem.

Примеры использования:

Everything went without a hitch

verb

Hook or entangle

verb

Raise (something) by means of ropes and pulleys.

Примеры использования:

A white flag was hoisted

noun

An act of raising or lifting something.

Примеры использования:

Instead, dick persuaded fritz to sail to the next platform and ask the crane driver to give them a …

verb

Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

noun

The force or energy with which a body moves.

Примеры использования:

Hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus

noun

A force that encourages a particular action or makes it more energetic or effective

Примеры использования:

Often the impetus for change in education has had to come from outside the school establishment.

noun

An example of improving or being improved.

Примеры использования:

An improvement in east–west relations

noun

The process of making something better or of getting better

Примеры использования:

[ c ] we made some improvements to the house before selling it., [ u ] there’s been no improvement…

noun

The fact of something getting better, or the act of making something better

Примеры использования:

Constant/continued/significant improvement, signs of improvement, need/show/see improvement august …

phrasal verb

Raise something, especially a vehicle, with a jack.

Примеры использования:

Jack the car up until the wheel can spin freely

phrasal verb

Inject oneself with an illegal drug.

Примеры использования:

We stepped over people jacking up in the street outside

phrasal verb

Give up or refuse to participate in something.

Примеры использования:

They'd just jack up and go on strike

noun

An act of travelling from one place to another.

Примеры использования:

An eight-hour train journey

verb

Travel somewhere.

Примеры использования:

They journeyed south

noun

A trip, esp. over a long period or a great distance

Примеры использования:

He was planning a six-week journey to china., as we journeyed north, the weather improved.

verb

Make or become lighter in weight, pressure, or severity.

Примеры использования:

Efforts to lighten the burden of regulation

verb

Make or become lighter or brighter.

Примеры использования:

The sky began to lighten in the east

verb

To make someone or become happier and less anxious

Примеры использования:

Being with friends lightened her mood., he lost 30 pounds to lighten the burden on his knee., to li…

phrasal verb

To improve or become more exciting

Примеры использования:

Prices perked up slightly before the close of trading.

phrasal verb

To make something more interesting or exciting, or to become this way

Примеры использования:

The city is trying to perk up the business district by planting trees., she perked up considerably …

phrasal verb

To become or cause something to become higher in value or more active

Примеры использования:

Share prices have perked up., the overall good news failed to perk up the stock market.

collocation

Take and lift upward

phrasal verb

Take hold of and lift or move someone or something.

Примеры использования:

I reached out and picked up a magazine

phrasal verb

Go somewhere to collect someone, typically in one's car.

Примеры использования:

Will you pick the children up from school?

noun

Something, often food or drink, that gives you more energy or makes you feel better

Примеры использования:

I need a little pick-me-up in the middle of the afternoon.

verb

Exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself.

Примеры использования:

She pushed her glass towards him

noun

An act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself.

Примеры использования:

He closed the door with a push

verb

Move with force, "he pushed the table into a corner"

verb

Lift or move to a higher position or level.

Примеры использования:

She raised both arms above her head

noun

An increase in salary.

Примеры использования:

He wants a raise and some perks

verb

Move upwards

noun

The action of removing someone's doubts or fears.

Примеры использования:

Children need reassurance and praise

noun

Words of advice and comfort intended to make someone feel less worried

Примеры использования:

I felt i couldn't cope with the situation and was in desperate need of some reassurance., despite h…

verb

Make or become less tense or anxious.

Примеры использования:

He relaxed and smiled confidently

verb

Make less taut

verb

To become or cause someone to become calm and comfortable, and not worried or nervous, or to become or cause a muscle or the body to become less tight

Примеры использования:

[ i ] she saw a need for a downtown club where women could relax., [ t ] this exercise will help yo…

verb

Take (something) away or off from the position occupied.

Примеры использования:

Customs officials removed documents from the premises

noun

A degree of remoteness or separation.

Примеры использования:

At this remove, the whole incident seems insane

verb

Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).

Примеры использования:

The government eventually rescinded the directive

verb

To make a law, order, or decision no longer have any legal effect

Примеры использования:

The vote rescinds zoning decisions made earlier in the decade.

verb

To officially end a law, take back a decision, or say that an agreement no longer exists

Примеры использования:

Rescind a law/contract/decision we urge the committee to rescind its decision.

verb

Bring back or re-establish (a previous right, practice, or situation).

Примеры использования:

Order was eventually restored by riot police

verb

Bring back into original existence, function, or position

verb

To return something or someone to an earlier condition or position, or to bring something back into existence

Примеры использования:

Power company crews were working yesterday to restore electrical service to homes in the area., sur…

verb

Restore to life or consciousness.

Примеры использования:

Both men collapsed, but were revived

verb

To come back to life, health, existence, or use, or bring something back to such a state

Примеры использования:

[ t ] she tried to revive the unconscious woman., [ i ] my plants revived as soon as i gave them a …

verb

To start to grow, develop, or become successful again, or to make something do this

Примеры использования:

Ministers are hoping to set up a programme to revive the ailing agricultural sector., the decision …

verb

Officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise).

Примеры использования:

The men appealed and the sentence was revoked

verb

To say officially that an agreement, permission, or law is no longer effective

Примеры использования:

Licenses can be revoked for up to five years.

verb

To state officially that an agreement, right, or legal document is no longer effective

Примеры использования:

The commission may revoke the registration of anyone convicted of a felony in the past 10 years., r…

verb

Sit on and control the movement of (an animal, typically a horse).

Примеры использования:

Jane and rory were riding their ponies

noun

A journey made on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle, or in a vehicle.

Примеры использования:

I took them for a ride in the van

verb

Sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

verb

Move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time.

Примеры использования:

The dog ran across the road

noun

An act or spell of running.

Примеры использования:

I usually go for a run in the morning

verb

Move fast by using one's feet

verb

Push (someone or something) roughly.

Примеры использования:

They started pushing and shoving people out of the way

noun

A strong push.

Примеры использования:

She gave him a hefty shove and he nearly fell

verb

Come into rough contact with while moving

noun

A device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward.

Примеры использования:

Jacobs said he used the spurs to control the horse and that any force he used was to control the ho…

verb

Urge (a horse) forward by digging one's spurs into its sides.

Примеры использования:

She spurred her horse towards the hedge

verb

To encourage an activity or development, or to cause something to develop faster

Примеры использования:

The huge new factory spurred economic growth in the entire region., the team's win on saturday will…

verb

Raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system).

Примеры использования:

The women are given fertility drugs to stimulate their ovaries

verb

To encourage something to grow, develop, or become active

Примеры использования:

Tax cuts will stimulate the economy., read books to stimulate your child’s imagination., some veget…

verb

To encourage something to grow, develop, or become active

Примеры использования:

The government plans to cut taxes in order to stimulate the economy., stimulate growth/investment/t…

noun

A thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue.

Примеры использования:

Areas of the brain which respond to auditory stimuli

noun

Something that causes growth, activity, or reaction

Примеры использования:

[ c ] scientists are studying the cell’s response to stimuli., [ u ] the aid package would provide …

noun

Something that encourages growth or causes activity

Примеры использования:

A stimulus to sth we would support a further cut in interest rates as a stimulus to economic growth…

verb

(of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.

Примеры использования:

His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun

noun

A cessation of movement or operation.

Примеры использования:

All business came to a stop

verb

Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

verb

Bring to an end.

Примеры использования:

He was advised to terminate the contract

verb

To end or stop, or to cause something to end or stop

Примеры использования:

[ i ] trains that used to terminate in hoboken now run into new york., [ t ] it sounded like she wa…

verb

To end or to make something end

Примеры использования:

The takeover talks terminated without agreement., how do i terminate my subscription?, terminate a …

verb

Push suddenly or violently in a specified direction.

Примеры использования:

She thrust her hands into her pockets

noun

A sudden or violent lunge with a pointed weapon or a bodily part.

Примеры использования:

He drove the blade upwards with one powerful thrust

verb

To push suddenly and strongly

Примеры использования:

[ t ] she thrust the money into his hand., [ i ] he thrust at me with a stick., [ c ] a sword thrus…

noun

The action of transporting someone or something or the process of being transported.

Примеры использования:

The era of global mass transportation

noun

A system of vehicles, for example buses, trains, and aircraft, for getting from one place to another

Примеры использования:

New legislation does little to solve the state's transportation problems and puts other crucial ser…

verb

Raise (something) to a higher standard, in particular improve (equipment or machinery) by adding or replacing components.

Примеры использования:

The cost of upgrading each workstation is around £300

noun

An act of upgrading something.

Примеры использования:

A room upgrade from a twin to a duplex suite

verb

To improve the quality or usefulness of something, or to raise something or someone to a higher position or rank

Примеры использования:

If you want to raise rents, you have to upgrade the housing first., they’re spending more than $4 m…

verb

Raise the level of; improve.

Примеры использования:

The refreshing smell of essential oils like lavender and peppermint can instantly uplift your mood

noun

An instance of being raised or increased.

Примеры использования:

The whole club has seen an uplift in confidence

noun

An increase in value

Примеры использования:

Shares have now recovered to $4.81 - this represents a huge uplift of almost 50% in their value., f…

verb

Raise (something) to a higher level.

Примеры использования:

He upraised his head with an energetic motion

adjective

Not valid or legally binding.

Примеры использования:

The contract was void

noun

A completely empty space.

Примеры использования:

The black void of space

verb

Declare that (something) is not valid or legally binding.

Примеры использования:

The supreme court voided the statute

verb

Remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.

Примеры использования:

Ruth withdrew her hand from his

verb

Pull back or move away or backward

verb

To take something back, or to remove something

Примеры использования:

[ t ] he asked that his name be withdrawn from nomination for a golden globe award., [ t ] democrat…