[countable, usually singular] an increase in sth; an improvement in sth提高；增加；改善◆We recorded a 3% lift in sales in April.我们四月份的销售额增长了 3%。 (BrE) (NAmE ˈelevator) [countable] a machine that carries people or goods up and down to different levels in a building or a mine电梯；升降机◆It's on the sixth floor—let's take the lift.在七层 ── 我们乘电梯吧。