hoist
- n. 起重机；升起，吊起
- vi. 升起；吊起
- vt. （用绳索，起重机等）使升起
- n. (Hoist)人名；(英)霍伊斯特
考试真题
- Building owners were faced with a choice: either change the first floors of their buildings into basements, and the second stories into main floors, or hoist the entire buildings to meet the new street level.
2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文