raise /reiz/ vt. 1.举起，提高，增加，使升高：Her pay was raised. 她工资增加了。The price was raised to ￡10. 价格涨到10镑。He raised his voice so that everybody could hear him. 他提高嗓门，以使大家都能听见。 2. 发出；引起: The people raised a shout of joy.人们大声喝彩。The remark raised a laugh. 这话引起了大笑。 3. 饲养，抚养；种植：He raised chickens and corn. 他养鸡，种玉米。Both parents worked in order to have enough money to raise the children. 为了挣钱养活孩子，父母俩都工作。［考句］Though raised in a big city, Peter always prefers to paint the primitive scenes of country life.虽然生长在大城市，彼得总喜欢描绘乡村生活的原始风光。 4. 提出：raise a new point (question, subject) 提出新论点(问题，主题)  5.筹集：raise money 筹款，募捐；raise an army 招兵