[动]
(由低往高移动) rise; hoist; go up; ascend
hoist a sail
升帆
Hoist the flag to the top of the pole.
把旗升到旗杆顶端。
The balloon rose up slowly into the air.
气球缓缓升上天空。
The sun rises in the east.
太阳从东方升起。
We watched the mists ascending from the valley.
我们看着迷雾由山谷升起。
(等级提高) promote
be promoted professor
升为教授
He was promoted from a clerk to a manager.
他由职员升为经理。
They promoted him into the second year class.
他们让他升入了二年级。
[量]
(容量单位) litre (l.)
a litre of beer
一升啤酒
(容量单位) sheng, a unit of dry measure for grain (= 1 litre)
[名]
(量粮食的器具) a sheng measure
(姓氏) a surname
Sheng Yuan
升元