levitate

英['levɪteɪt] 美['lɛvɪtet]
  • vt. 使轻轻浮起;使飘浮空中
  • vi. 轻轻浮起;飘浮空中

词态变化


第三人称单数: levitates;过去式: levitated;过去分词: levitated;现在分词: levitating;名词: levitation;

中文词源


levitate 使升空,漂浮

来自拉丁语levare,升起,举起,词源同lever,light.引申词义使升空,漂浮。

英文词源


levitate (v.)
1670s, "to rise by virtue of lightness," from Latin levitas "lightness," patterned in English on gravitate. Sense of "raise (a person) into the air" is mainly from spiritualism (1870s). Related: Levitated; levitating.

双语例句


1. Nina can, apparently, levitate a small ball between her hands.
尼娜看起来好像能够使一个小球悬浮在双手之间。

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2. He has claimed he can levitate.
他声称自己可以悬浮在空中。

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3. I often dream that I can levitate.
我经常梦想我能够飞起来在空中飘浮.

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4. Levitate now costs 3 % of base mana.
漂浮术将消耗3%的基础法力.

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5. The guru claimed that he could levitate.
这位灵性导师声称他能够浮在空中.

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