新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

hoist

英  [hɔɪst]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • hoists

    1[C 可数名词] 起重机

    A hoist is a machine for lifting heavy things.

    双语例句

    例:

    He uses a hydraulic hoist to unload two empty barrels.

    他用一架液压起重机卸下两只空桶。

    VERB. 动词
  • hoists , hoisting , hoisted

    1[T 及物动词] 提起 , 拉起(重物)

    If you hoist something heavy somewhere, you lift it or pull it up there.

    双语例句

    例:

    Hoisting my suitcase on to my shoulder, I turned and headed towards my hotel.

    我把手提箱扛到肩膀上,转身朝旅馆走去。

    2[T 及物动词] (用起重机等)吊起

    If something heavy is hoisted somewhere, it is lifted there using a machine such as a crane.

    双语例句

    例:

    A twenty-foot steel pyramid is to be hoisted into position on top of the tower.

    一座20英尺高的钢制金字塔将被吊到塔顶该放的位置上。

    3[T 及物动词] 升起(旗、帆等)

    If you hoist a flag or a sail, you pull it up to its correct position by using ropes.

    双语例句

    例:

    A group forced their way through police cordons and hoisted their flag on top of the disputed monument.

    一群人强行冲破警方警戒线,把他们的旗帜升到了那座有争议的纪念碑的顶部。