◙ verb 1. [with obj.] raise (something) by means of ropes and pulleys • （用绳索和滑轮装置）升起 »a white flag was hoisted. 一面白旗升起来了。 [with obj. and adverbial] raise or haul up • 抬高，提起，举起 »she hoisted her backpack on to her shoulder. 她把背包举到自己的肩上。 ◙ noun 1. an act of raising or lifting something • 升起，提起，举起 (figurative)an act of increasing something • [喻] 增加，抬高 »the government's interest rate hoist. 政府的利率提高。 an apparatus for lifting or raising something • 升吊器械，起重机 2. the part of a flag nearest the staff • 旗宽（贴近旗杆的部分） 3. a group of flags raised as a signal • （一串）信号旗
【IDIOMS】
◘ hoist one's flag 1. (of an admiral) take up command • 升起（舰队司令）旗帜，（舰队司令）开始行使指挥权 ◘ hoist the flag 1. stake one's claim to discovered territory by displaying a flag • 升旗（表示拥有所发现的领土） ◘ hoist with one's own petard --› seepetard
【派生】
♦ hoister noun
【语源】
1. late 15th cent.: alteration of dialect hoise, probably from Dutch hijsen or Low German hiesen, but recorded earlier