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raise

/ɹeɪz/

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noun

涨薪，加薪

An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).

Examples :

"The boss gave me a raise."

老板给我涨了工资。

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noun

耸肩，抬臂

A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.

Examples :

"The physical therapist showed me how to do the shoulder raise exercise. "

理疗师教我怎么做耸肩抬臂的肩部训练。

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noun

提升，墊高。

A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.

Examples :

"The raise was successful, sending the other stone rolling across the rink. "

那个垫高球很成功，把另一颗冰壶撞得在冰面上滚了过去。

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noun

加注, 添赌注

A bet that increases the previous bet.

Examples :

"The raise in the poker game was too big for me to handle. "

扑克游戏中这一下加注太大了，我应付不来。

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verb

举起，抬起

(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.

Examples :

"to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself"

如果你想说话，就举起你的手；举起你的拐杖来保护自己。

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verb

提高，提升，增加。

To create, increase or develop.

Examples :

"We need to raise the motivation level in the company."

我们必须提高公司的员工积极性。

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verb

联系，联络。

To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).

Examples :

"Despite all the call congestion, she was eventually able to raise the police."

虽然电话线路一直拥堵，但她最终还是联系上了警察。

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verb

加注，叫牌。

To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.

Examples :

"John bet, and Julie raised, requiring John to put in more money."

约翰下了注，茱莉加注了，要求约翰必须再投更多的钱。

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verb

求幂，乘方

To exponentiate, to involute.

Examples :

"Two raised to the fifth power equals 32."

二的五次方等于三十二。(Èr de wǔ cìfāng děngyú sānshí'èr.)

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verb

提升，移位。

(of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.

Examples :

"The teacher raised the question "What is the capital of France?" from the students' discussion. "

老师把“法国的首都是什么？”这个问题从学生的讨论中提取/移出来了.

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verb

抬高, 使升高

(of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.

Examples :

"To sing the high note in the song, she had to raise her vowel sound. "

为了唱好那首歌中的高音，她必须把元音发音抬高一些。

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verb

抬高票面价值，擅改金额

To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.

Examples :

"The forger raised the amount on the check from $10 to $1000. "

那个伪造者把支票上的金额从10美元抬高到1000美元。

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verb

抛出，引发

To throw (an exception).

Examples :

"A division by zero will raise an exception."

除以零会抛出一个异常。

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noun

石堆，石冢。

A cairn or pile of stones.

Examples :

"The hikers built a small raise of stones to mark the trail's end. "

徒步者们堆起了一个小石堆，用来标记这条小路的终点。

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