raise /reɪz/► SEE ALLraise Cain/hellraise your eyebrows (at sth)raise your glass (to sb)raise a laugh/smileraise the spectre of sthraise sb’s spiritsraise your voiceraise a/your voice against sb/sthraise/up the antemake sb’s hackles riseraise hackleslift/raise a hand against sbrear/raise its (ugly) headbuild up/raise sb’s hopeslift/raise the roofraise/lower your sightskick up/make/create/raise a stink (about sth)raise/lower the temperature ●raise ˈCain/ˈhell (informal) complain or protest noisily and angrily, often as a way of getting sth you want（常为了达到要求）大声抱怨（或抗议），大吵大闹◆He’ll raise hell if we don’t finish on time. 如果我们不按时完工的话，他会闹翻天的。▸ˈhell-raiser
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a violent and destructive person凶残的人；具破坏性的人ORIGINCain was the first murderer in the Bible. * Cain （该隐）是《圣经》中的第一个杀人者。●raise your ˈeyebrows (at sth)show, by the expression on your face, that you disapprove of or are surprised by sth扬起眉毛（表示不赞同或惊讶）◆Eyebrows were raised when he arrived at the wedding in jeans. 他穿着牛仔裤出席婚礼，让人大跌眼镜。◆When he said he was leaving, there were a lot of raised eyebrows. 他说他要离开时，好多人吃了一惊。●raise your ˈglass (to sb)hold up your glass and wish sb happiness, good luck, etc. before you drink举杯（向某人）祝酒◆Now, would everybody please raise their glasses and drink a toast to the bride and groom. 现在，请各位举起酒杯祝福新郎和新娘。●raise a ˈlaugh/ˈsmiledo or say sth that makes other people laugh/smile逗人发笑◆If the speeches are not going well, ask Paula to speak; she can always raise a laugh. 如果发言气氛不太好的话，就让葆拉说两句；她总是能逗人发笑。◆His jokes didn’t even raise a smile, which was embarrassing. 听了他讲的笑话，都没人笑一下，真是太尴尬了。●raise the ˈspectre of sth (BrE) (NAmEraise the ˈspecter of sth) make people afraid that sth unpleasant might happen引起对…的恐惧◆The news of more cuts has raised the spectre of redundancies once again. 关于进一步裁员的消息让人们又一次担心会被解雇。NOTE A spectre is an old word for a ghost. * spectre 是旧词，意为“鬼”。●raise sb’s ˈspiritsmake sb happier使精神振奋；使高兴◆Good weather always raises her spirits. 好天气总是能带给她好心情。●raise your ˈvoicespeak in a louder voice, often because you are angry（常指因愤怒）提高嗓门，高声说话◆Don’t raise your voice at me. It wasn’t my fault. 别冲我大声嚷嚷，这不是我的错。◆They heard raised voices and saw two men engaged in an argument. 他们听到大声喧闹，看到两个男人在争吵。●raise a/your voice aˈgainst sb/sthsay publicly that you do not agree with sb’s actions, plans, etc.大声疾呼抗议；公开反对（某人的行动、计划等）◆He was the only person to raise his voice against the plan. 他是唯一一个公开反对这项计划的人。●raise/up the ˈanteincrease the level of sth, especially demands or sums of money加大筹码；提出更高的要求；要更多的钱◆His ex-wife has upped the ante in her alimony suit against him.他的前妻在赡养费诉讼中提高了要求。NOTE The ante is the amount of money that players bet in a card game such as poker. * ante 是扑克牌等纸牌游戏中玩家所下的赌注。●make sb’s ˈhackles rise●raise ˈhacklesmake sb angry激怒某人◆He really makes my hackles rise, that man. He’s so rude to everybody.那人真让我生气，他对谁都那么无礼。◆Her remarks certainly raised hackles.毫无疑问，她的言论激怒了某些人。NOTEHackles are the hairs on the back of a dog’s neck that rise when it is angry or excited. * hackles 是狗的后颈毛，狗发怒或兴奋时会竖起。●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。●rear/raise its (ugly) ˈhead (used of sth considered unpleasant不受欢迎的事物) appear again after being hidden or forgotten再次露头；再次出现◆Political corruption has reared its ugly head again.政治腐败再次抬头。◆Famine has raised its head again in many parts of the world.世界上许多地方又开始闹饥荒。●build up/raise sb’s ˈhopesmake sb feel hopeful about sth or persuade them that sth good is going to happen使某人充满希望；使某人相信会出现好的情况◆Don’t raise her hopes too much. She may not win.不要让她抱太大希望，她不一定会赢。●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。●raise/lower your ˈsightsincrease/reduce your hopes and ambitions提高／降低期望；眼光提高／变低◆You should raise your sights and apply for the director’s job.你应该把期望值定得高一点，申请主管一职。◆Some women feel that staying at home and having a family means lowering their sights.有些女性觉得居家生子意味着进取心的减退。●kick up/make/create/raise a ˈstink (about sth) (informal) show that you are angry about a situation, often by protesting in public（通常指通过公开抗议）制造事端，大吵大嚷，引起骚动◆He kicked up a stink about the noise from the new nightclub, writing to all the papers and complaining to the council.他就新开的那家夜总会噪音扰民一事大做文章，给各家报纸写信并向政务会投诉。●raise/lower the ˈtemperature (informal) increase/decrease the amount of excitement, emotion, etc. in a situation升／降温；增加／减少兴奋（或热烈）的程度◆His angry refusal raised the temperature of the meeting.他愤怒地拒绝了，这使得会议的气氛紧张起来。◆The government tried to lower the political temperature by agreeing to some of the demands.政府试图通过答应部分要求来给紧张的政治气候降温。