English Dictionary

uplift

IPA（発音記号）

/ʌpˈlɪft/

動詞

前置詞句 ニュージーランド英語 オーストラリア英語 他動詞

To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level. / (law, of a penalty) To aggravate; to increase.

日本語の意味

（感情・社会的・精神的な水準を）引き上げる、向上させる / （法的文脈で）罰則が増す、または重くなる

The teacher used stories to uplift her students' spirits during difficult times.

その教師は困難な時期に物語を使って生徒たちの士気を高めた。

意味（1）

To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.

At the behest of the London Midland Region, the infrastructure was built with a capability for running at up to 110mph with conventional rolling stock, as well as the raising of speed limits - such as the 60mph over Shap summit uplifted to 80mph.

意味（2）

(law, of a penalty) To aggravate; to increase.

A man who abused a Police Community Support Officer for being transgender has received an uplifted sentence at Mold Magistrates' Court... At Court the prosecutor applied for the sentence for the public order offence to be uplifted to reflect the hate crime aspect. This resulted in the Court imposing a greater penalty.

意味（3）

(aviation, travel) To be accepted for carriage on a flight.

意味（4）

(New Zealand) To remove (a child) from a damaging home environment by a social welfare organization.

In an affidavit supporting an application for a court order to uplift the child, a social worker said there were ongoing family violence issues between the baby's mother and father.

意味（5）

(law, Australia, transitive) To remove (a document) from its current possessor and take it into one's own possession.

uplifts （ present singular third-person ）

uplifting （ participle present ）

uplifted （ participle past ）

uplifted （ past ）