hoist

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hoist1 /hɔɪst/ (also hoist up) verb [transitive]  1  LIFTto raise, lift, or pull something up, especially using ropes 〔尤指用绳子〕吊起，升起，提起 The crew hurried to hoist the flag. 船员们急忙把旗子升起来。► see thesaurus at lift2. be hoist with/by your own petard formalHARM/BE BAD FOR to be harmed or embarrassed by the plans you had made to hurt other people – often used humorously 搬起石头砸自己的脚，害人反害己〔常为幽默用法〕→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

hoist• Bill Maher hoists a fat folder filled with newspaper clippings on to a virtually empty desk in his new Los Angeles office.• The crowd hoisted him onto their shoulders and carried him triumphantly down the main street.• Joe picked up the sack and hoisted it onto the truck.• We fired, I think, about six shots when our recall signal was hoisted on the Cumberland.• Upon arrival at the docks, the Spitfires were immediately hoisted on to the carrier deck.• The plan, evidently, is to hoist Pretoria with its own petard.• Fathers hoisted sons on their shoulders to see Mr. Mandela.• A school custodian hoisted the American flag every morning.• Three burly workmen duly arrived, complete with truck and mini-crane, to hoist the heavy bins into position.• A third, operating the crane, which commands the entire foundry floor, hoists the ladle.• She parked the car and hoisted the plastic carriers from the boot, perching the flat, be-ribboned pâtisserie box on top.

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hoist2 noun  1  D[countable] a piece of equipment used for lifting heavy objects with ropes 吊升机械，起重机 → crane a boat hoist 吊艇机2  [usually singular]UPLIFT a movement that lifts something up 吊起，提起，升起 Give me a hoist onto your shoulders. 你把我扛到肩膀上吧。

Examples from the Corpus

hoist• When possible, lifting should be avoided and appropriate equipment, such as a hoist, used in preference.• Tregoning will never operate a hoist again, not in California.• High Street banks raised their lending rates by two percent following the Government's initial interest rate hoist.• It was the hoist for the backhoe.• The hoist turned, and the bell was allowed to 42 slide down to touch the calm surface of the water.From Longman Business Dictionaryhoisthoist /hɔɪst/ verb [transitive] to increase something quickly or suddenlyThe state is getting ready to hoist its sales tax next week. —hoist noun [countable]High Street banks raised their lending rates by 2% following the Government’s initialinterest rate hoist.→ See Verb tableOrigin hoist1 (1500-1600) hoise “to lift” ((15-19 centuries)), probably from Middle Dutch hischen

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hoist¹ /hɔɪst/ (also hoist up) verb [transitive]1. to raise, lift, or pull something up, especially using ropes:
    The crew hurried to hoist the flag.
2. be hoist with/by your own petard formal to be harmed or embarrassed by the plans you had made to hurt other people – often used humorously
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ lift (up) to move something or someone upwards to a higher position, especially something heavy, either by using your hands or a machine: You shouldn’t lift anything heavy if you have a bad back. | She lifted the lid from a huge pot and took a sniff. | They lifted me onto a stretcher and took me to the ambulance. | He lifted the girl up onto his knee. | They used a crane to lift the carriages back onto the rails. | The massive bull lifted him bodily into the air and shook him repeatedly.
   ▪ raise to lift something to a higher position for a short time before lowering it again. Raise is more formal than lift: The bridge can be raised to allow ships to pass under it. | ‘Cheers, everyone!’ said Larry, raising his glass.
   ▪ pick up to lift something up from the ground, from a table etc, especially something small or light: She picked up her bag and left the room. | Tom picked the papers up off the floor. | Why don’t you just pick up the phone and call him? | Maurin picked up the gun and put it in his pocket. | The lioness picked her cub up by its neck. | There are papers all over the floor – could you pick them up and put them away? | The little girl’s mother laughed and bent down to pick her up. | The vacuum cleaner won’t pick this stuff up.
   ▪ scoop up to lift someone or something quickly from the ground, from a table etc, using your hand or arm: She bent down and scooped up the little dog.
   ▪ hoist to lift up something which is heavy and difficult to carry: Joe picked up the sack and hoisted it onto the truck. | The crowd hoisted him onto their shoulders and carried him triumphantly down the main street.
   ▪ elevate technical to lift something to a higher position and keep it there: The doctor advised me to rest and elevate my ankle.
   ▪ put your hand up to lift your arm into the air, for example because you want to speak in a class or when voting: Put your hand up if you know the answer.

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hoist² noun
1. [countable] a piece of equipment used for lifting heavy objects with ropes ⇨ crane:
    a boat hoist
2. [usually singular] a movement that lifts something up:
    Give me a hoist onto your shoulders.