lift /lɪft/► SEE ALL(not) lift a finger (to do sth)thumb/hitch a liftlift/raise a hand against sblift/raise the roof ●(not) lift a ˈfinger (to do sth) (informal) (not) make any effort at all to do sth, especially to help sb（不）出一点力；（不）给任何帮助◆He didn’t lift a finger to help me when I was in trouble. 我倒霉时，他一点儿忙也不肯帮，连指头也不动一根。◆She does all the work in the house. Nobody else lifts a finger. 家里所有的活都是她一个人干，没一个人帮她。●thumb/hitch a ˈliftstand by the side of the road with your thumb out because you want a driver to stop and take you somewhere伸出拇指要求搭便车◆We tried to hitch a lift, but nobody stopped to pick us up. 我们试图搭便车，但是没人停下来载我们。●lift/raise a ˈhand against sbto hit or threaten to hit sb举手要打；威胁要攻击◆She never raised a hand against her daughter because she didn’t believe in hitting children.她从不威胁要打自己的女儿，因为她觉得体罚孩子没什么用。●lift/raise the ˈroof ( bring the ˈroof down) (informal) (of a large group of people一大群人) make a very loud noise, for example by shouting or singing闹翻天◆The audience raised the roof when the band played their favourite song.乐队奏响观众最喜欢的一首歌时，他们欢声雷动。◆The crowd brought the roof down when the home team scored. I had never ever heard such cheering.主队得分时，人群欢声震天。我还从没听过这么大的欢呼声。