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hoisted

UK //ˈhɔɪstɪd//US //ˈhɔɪstɪd//

词源

源自16世纪中古荷兰语 'hyssen'(升起),可能受古法语 'hisser'(拉高)影响,最终源自日耳曼语系。

verb

❶ 用绳索或机械装置将某物举起或提升到较高位置,常用于描述悬挂旗帜、搬运重物等场景。

“The workers hoisted the heavy crate onto the truck.”

(工人们把沉重的板箱吊装到卡车上。)

“They hoisted the national flag at dawn.”

(他们在黎明时分升起了国旗。)

同义词:lifted, raised, elevated, uplifted

常见短语

hoisted by one's own petard — 源自莎士比亚的短语,形容某人被自己的计谋或行为所害,类似于中文的'搬起石头砸自己的脚'。

“The scammer was hoisted by his own petard when his lies were exposed.”

(骗子的谎言被揭穿时,他可谓作茧自缚。)