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VERB
				举起;抬起;拉起
				If you hoist something heavy somewhere, you lift it or pull it up there.
例句
						Hoisting my suitcase on to my shoulder, I turned and headed toward my hotel...
						我把手提箱扛到肩上,转身向入住的旅馆走去。
						Grabbing the side of the bunk, he hoisted himself to a sitting position.
						他抓住铺位的床沿,坐起身来。 
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VERB
				(用起重机等)吊起
				If something heavy is hoisted somewhere, it is lifted there using a machine such as a crane.
例句
						A twenty-foot steel pyramid is to be hoisted into position on top of the tower...
						一个高20英尺的钢质角锥体将被吊起,安装在塔的顶部。
						Then a crane hoisted him on to the platform.
						然后一台升降机将他送到了舞台上。 
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N-COUNT
				吊升机械;起重机;绞车
				A hoist is a machine for lifting heavy things.
 
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VERB
				升(旗);扯(帆)
				If you hoist a flag or a sail, you pull it up to its correct position by using ropes.
例句
						A group of youths hoisted their flag on top of the disputed monument.
						一群年轻人将他们的旗帜升到那座备受争议的纪念碑顶上。