hoist /hɔɪst/ CET6 TEM4 ( hoisting, hoisted, hoists )

• 1. 

  V-T If you hoist something heavy somewhere, you lift it or pull it up there. 提起; 拉起 (重物)

  例：

  Hoisting my suitcase on to my shoulder, I turned and headed toward my hotel.

  我把手提箱扛到肩膀上，转身朝旅馆走去。

• 2. 

  V-T If something heavy is hoisted somewhere, it is lifted there using a machine such as a crane. (用起重机等) 吊起

  例：

  A twenty-foot steel pyramid is to be hoisted into position on top of the tower.

  一座20英尺高的钢制金字塔将被吊到塔顶该放的位置上。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A hoist is a machine for lifting heavy things. 起重机

  例：

  He uses a hydraulic hoist to unload two empty barrels.

  他用一架液压起重机卸下两只空桶。

• 4. 

  V-T If you hoist a flag or a sail, you pull it up to its correct position by using ropes. 升起 (旗、帆等)

  例：

  A group forced their way through police cordons and hoisted their flag on top of the disputed monument.

  一群人强行冲破警方警戒线，把他们的旗帜升到了那座有争议的纪念碑的顶部。