elevation
UK/.eli'veiʃәn/US
TOEFLB1
Definitions
n.
The height of a place above sea level
海拔高度
n.
The act of raising someone or something to a higher position or rank
提升，晋升，抬高
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedNoun of elevate: a raising up. The concrete sense (height above sea level) and the abstract sense (elevation to the throne) both come from the same act of lifting.
Root lev still carries 12 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.elevation above sea level海拔高度
- 2.high elevation高海拔
- 3.elevation to提升至
Example Sentences
- 1.
The village sits at an elevation of two thousand metres.
- 2.
His elevation to chairman surprised the whole company.