elevates

vt.举起；提拔；素养提升；鼓舞

vi.变高

They had the attempt to elevate Anderson to the presidency. 他们企图把安德逊抬上总统宝座。

They had the attempt to elevate Anderson to the presidency. 他们企图把安德逊抬上总统宝座。

Reading good books elevates your mind. 阅读好书使人思想高尚。

The song never failed to elevate his spirits. 这首歌总使他精神振奋。

elevate 的基本意思是从底处向高处上升,多用于比喻义,即“晋升,提拔,提高,鼓舞”等。

elevate 是及物动词,可接名词或代词作宾语。表示“提高,提升”时,宾语后常接to或into引起的介词短语。