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VERB
舉起;抬起;拉起
If you hoist something heavy somewhere, you lift it or pull it up there.
例句
Hoisting my suitcase on to my shoulder, I turned and headed toward my hotel...
我把手提箱扛到肩上，轉身向入住的旅館走去。
Grabbing the side of the bunk, he hoisted himself to a sitting position.
他抓住鋪位的床沿，坐起身來。
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VERB
（用起重機等）吊起
If something heavy is hoisted somewhere, it is lifted there using a machine such as a crane.
例句
A twenty-foot steel pyramid is to be hoisted into position on top of the tower...
一個高20英尺的鋼質角錐體將被吊起，安裝在塔的頂部。
Then a crane hoisted him on to the platform.
然后一臺升降機將他送到了舞臺上。
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N-COUNT
吊升機械;起重機;絞車
A hoist is a machine for lifting heavy things.
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VERB
升（旗）;扯（帆）
If you hoist a flag or a sail, you pull it up to its correct position by using ropes.
例句
A group of youths hoisted their flag on top of the disputed monument.
一群年輕人將他們的旗幟升到那座備受爭議的紀念碑頂上。