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Elevated Higher High   [Usu Adj N Raised Things

英语单词 elevated
英美音标 ['eliveitid]
中文释义 adj.提高的,严肃的,欢欣的
vocab简明 Something that's elevated is raised up higher than it usually is, or is higher than things around it. An elevated train line has tracks up high above the ground.
vocab扩展 If your house is elevated on a hill, it won't be in danger of flooding, but it'll be hard to drive up the driveway on snowy days. As well as being physically elevated, things can also be figuratively elevated: your elevated social status might make you feel superior to your friends, and your favorite soccer team might hold an elevated position in the league after winning several games. In both cases, something has a higher value than it once did.
真题原句 While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page. 
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[ADJ 形容词](人、工作、角色等)重要的,地位高的 A person, job, or role that is elevated is very important or of very high rank.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • His career has blossomed and that has given him a certain elevated status.

    他的事业蓬勃发展,这在一定程度上提升了他的地位。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](想法、思想等)高尚的,崇高的,睿智的 If thoughts or ideas are elevated, they are on a high moral or intellectual level.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • ...the magazine's elevated British tone.

    杂志中高贵的英伦情调

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[ADJ 形容词](土地、建筑等)高出周围的,高架的 If land or buildings are elevated, they are raised up higher than the surrounding area.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • An elevated platform on the stage collapsed during rehearsals.

    在排练过程中舞台上垫高的一个平台塌了。

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