1Move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up.

那架微型飞机从地面升起。

1. 1.1 (of the sun, moon, or another celestial body) appear above the horizon.
   （太阳、月亮或其他天体）出现在地平线上
   the sun had just risen

   太阳刚刚升起。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Her eyes watched the stars dance as the full moon rose over the horizon.
   • The moon was rising and the sun setting when she first glimpsed what she assumed was the oasis.
   • The hot sun had risen, and the sand was burning his body.
   • The sun was rising and the clouds looked beautiful.
   • The full moon rose just after the sun went down, its shimmering reflection laying a carpet for me to sail on.
   • The sky began to darken even as the sun was rising.
   • The sun had risen above the horizon, and threw a faint light over the mountains.
   • She looked out of her window to see the sun rising.
   • She stepped out of the tower, just as the sun was rising.
   • As I nestle into my bedroll and blanket, I gaze up at the sky and see that a couple of stars have come out and also a gibbous moon has risen in the north.
   • The sun had finally risen above the horizon, lighting up her path.
   • If the whole population was wiped out by Asian bird flu tomorrow, the sun would still rise; it is part of the external physical world.
   • They woke early in the morning when the sun had not risen above the mountains, and the moon was still visible.
   • On the third day Amanda woke as the sun was rising.
   • A waxing crescent moon rose in the eastern sky over the sleeping village.
   • The sun had just risen above the mountains, and the trees swayed in the gentle breeze.
   • By the time we were done talking, the sun was rising.
   • The suns rose bright over the treetops, bathing them in a soft golden glow.
   • Here, or further along the coast when on his way by ship from Lima to Panama, Masefield might have seen the sun rising over the mountains.
   • We reached the beach just as the sun was rising over the horizon in the east.

   Synonyms

   move up, move upwards, come up, go up, make its way up, make one's way up, arise, ascend, climb, climb up, mount, soar
2. 1.2 (of a fish) come to the surface of water.
   （鱼）游上水面
   a fish rose and was hooked and landed

   一条鱼游到水面，上了钩，被钓上了岸。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Like the shark rising from the briny deep, the challenges of change management have risen to the surface.
   • It is still too early, I think in mock amusement, the fish haven't risen yet.

   Synonyms

   come to the surface, come to the top, come up
3. 1.3 Reach a higher position in society or one's profession.
   （社会或职业的）地位升高
   the officer was a man of great courage who had risen from the ranks

   这位军官是个行伍出身的勇士。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Despite resistance at grass roots level, Blair rose within the Labour Party and by the end of the 1980s he was viewed as a future leader of the party.
   • During more than 20 years in the profession, he had risen to the post of deputy head at a school in the north of England and was happy with his workload and responsibilities.
   • Despite this he has risen to a position of great responsibility, and has gained the trust of the Emperor himself.
   • Allan is clearly a spineless kind of fellow - a philanthropic friend to the poor but lacking drive and the ability to rise in his profession.
   • He will rise in society and throw off his base origins.
   • He rose rapidly through the administrative ranks of the Third Republic.
   • They would be looked down upon by others who rose in the society to be successful individuals.
   • Women have also risen to senior levels in the civil service but have so far failed to secure a role in politics.
   • He had risen from a humble family to be the most powerful leader in Japan.
   • The hero rises into a position of respect and often power relative to his original community, and he always gets the girl.
   • I have not risen to this position through blind luck.
   • His great-grandfather had risen to the position of Inspector General of Artillery under Napoleon.
   • This will leave technical staff unable to rise beyond a certain position in their company unless they get a business degree.

   Synonyms

   make progress, make headway, make strides, forge ahead, come on, climb, advance, get on, make one's way, work one's way, be promoted
4. 1.4rise above Succeed in not being limited or constrained by (a restrictive environment or situation)
   摆脱；不受（约束性环境）的影响
   he struggled to rise above his humble background

   他努力摆脱出身卑微的影响。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Another way the movie tries to rise above its own dry plot is to stay fairly fast-paced.
   • Back then, he struggled to rise above racial issues and stereotypes that suggested that a black man couldn't or shouldn't succeed in that field.
   • Yet her spirit remained strong and, so long as she could continue her painting, Frida frequently rose above her predicament to triumph against adversity - living as colourful a life as many of her paintings.
   • In its general aspect, modularity is the process whereby concretely given individuals struggle to rise above their own limits by means of a script of self-fashioning drawn from the media.
   • Whether we long for romance, escape from poverty, or recognition of our inherent worth, we all find something in common with the girl who rose above oppression and obscurity to become a princess.
   • Too many of the jokes seem obvious and over-used, while most (if not all) of the characters struggle to rise above the cliches foisted upon them.
   • By no means is it an original movie, but it is a well constructed one that often rises above its stupendous flaws and contradictions.
   • As such, his film may feel like a television movie at times, but it's power is such that it rises above any budget constraints.
   • Nevertheless, the film rises above the small problems.
   • She has an air of American pragmatism that complements her relentless determination to succeed and rise above her class.
   • The pain was something he had to endure, that he had to rise above.
   • They almost carry the film through themselves, rising above the overly preachy, unsubtle material.

   Synonyms

   survive, come through, get through, ride out, live through, pull through, come through unscathed, outlast, outlive
5. 1.5rise above Be superior to.
   高出；超越
   I try to rise above prejudice

   我试图不抱偏见。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • It rises above the hazy mist of its nostalgic premise with sharp writing, complex and unpredictable characterizations, and a dry, witty sense of humor.
   • I had such low expectations that the film rose above my assumptions of banality.
   • Yes, that's a lot of boilerplate sitcom zaniness, but the show frequently rises above the usual humdrum with sharp writing and great character work.
   • Eventually this band rises above such comparisons and dismissals and takes on its own shape.
   • There are times when this doesn't rise above the level of superior student production, particularly in the awkward doubling and some of the crowd scenes.
   • However, it spends too much time mocking the films that it claims to be above without ever actually rising above them, and that is a disappointment.
   • Why was this bad-tempered, miserly, sleepless bachelor so capable of rising above both religious and scientific prejudices, with practical and theoretical insights that are still valuable today?
   • The author concludes that many economists of great stature from both the neoclassical and institutionalist schools were not able to rise above the leading prejudices of their day.
   • His mockery of bourgeois values and high society, both of which he rose above through personality and style, illuminated the dandy's appeal to Depression-era audiences.
   • But too much of the album sounds overly familiar, and seldom rises above the norm.
   • Elgar's Sea Pictures seldom rise above the fustian level of their poetic texts, and among the six Chausson items only two or three were memorable.
   • What is the difference between revolution and murder and how can you rise above apathy in a world where there is nothing left to believe in?
   • This was part of the most sickening aspect of Irish-American life in those days: the assumption that if you rose above an acceptable level of mediocrity, you were guilty of the sin of pride.
   • Good writing, of course, is able to rise above literal, biographical material.
   • The relationship between Peters and his controller rarely rises above mutual contempt.
   • Wilson remained essentially a southern Democrat, not rising above the prejudices of the day.
   • He rose above that controversy while his colleagues at Cambridge University were divided into hostile camps.
   • The depiction of rural life generally is crass and seldom rises above the level of caricature.
   • The film also rises above the rest because it sports an above average cast.
   • I concede that the score by the young and promising composer seldom rises above the serviceable.

   Synonyms

   overcome, get the better of, control, get control of, master, gain mastery over, get a grip on, deal with, cope with, surmount, rise above, get over

2Get up from lying, sitting, or kneeling.

她把椅子向后一推，站了起来。

1. 2.1 Get out of bed, especially in the morning.
   （尤指早上）起床
   I rose and got dressed

   我起床穿好衣服。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Jane rises early the next morning, and on her way downstairs, comes upon Grace Poole sewing rings on the curtains in Mr. Rochester's room.
   • This morning Jean had risen before dawn, feeling refreshed.
   • Driving back to Galway, the family can rise early on Sunday morning and take a boat trip to the Aran Islands.
   • Of course, alcohol was not in short supply and I suppose that may also have contributed to my inability to rise on Sunday morning.
   • The two sisters rose at the same hour, dressed in the same manner, and entered their sitting room at the same moment.
   • I really was tired, and if I had to rise early the next morning, I wanted to be well rested.
   • She rose early one morning, determined to make it up to Emmy.
   • Saturday came around, and we were in Hyde Park early in the morning, rising earlier than the city's postmen and milkmen.
   • Ted rose early the next morning and took a taxi to the Museo Nazionale, cool, echoey, empty of tourists despite the fact that it was summer.
   • I left early the next morning before anyone had risen.
   • The next morning, I rose at what I thought was an early hour, nearly 5 o'clock, but Meredith was already up.
   • Vanessa was strictly a night-owl; slow to rise in the morning and able to party all night.
   • The next morning they will rise early and head into Stockholm.
   • Lee rose at 0600, and pulled on a pair of sweats, and a T-shirt for his morning run on the beach.
   • They rose early the next morning, and Rhia sensed that the soldiers seemed well-rested and eager to resume their journey.
   • The next morning, Jane rises early and surveys the long hallways of the house; everything is very stately and imposing, dark and heavy.
   • In the mornings they would rise early so they could ride rented bicycles on the boardwalk.
   • He rose early in the morning, most of the time about four, and was unable to return till around eleven at night.
   • The next morning, Gil rose early, shaved quickly and rode away before the rest of the camp began to stir.
   • The next day was Friday, and I rose at my usual early hour.

   Synonyms

   get up, get out of bed, rouse oneself, stir, bestir oneself, be up and about
2. 2.2British (of a meeting or a session of a court) adjourn.
   〈主英〉休会；散会；休庭
   the judge's remark heralded the signal for the court to rise

   法官的话预示着即将休庭。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Before the Dail and Seanad rose for the summer recess, Dempsey formulated a series of proposals for the reform of the Oireachtas.
   • The courts sit from 11 am to 1pm, then rise for lunch and sit again from 2pm to 4pm.
   • There was, therefore, considerable disappointment that when the Dail rose for the summer recess nothing had been done.

   Synonyms

   adjourn, recess, be suspended, suspend proceedings, pause, break off, take a break
3. 2.3 Be restored to life.
   复活；被救活
   your sister has risen from the dead

   你的姐姐死而复生了。

   he would rise again from the dead on the third day

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The angel told the friends that Jesus had risen from the dead!
   • Can you tell me anything about this supposed folklore hero that's risen from the dead to lead them to independence?
   • The Virgin has risen from her tomb, from which lilies and roses now blossom.
   • He died on the cross and is said to have risen from the dead three days later.
   • An angel reported that Jesus had risen from the dead.
   • We were all startled by the transformation, as if a man had risen from the dead.

   Synonyms

   come back to life, be raised from the dead, come back from the dead, be resurrected, be restored to life, revive, be revived

3Cease to be submissive, obedient, or peaceful.

激进分子敦促好战派起来反抗。

1. 3.1rise to Find the strength or ability to respond adequately to (a challenging situation)
   奋起应付（难局）；能应付（难局）
   many participants in the race had never sailed before, but they rose to the challenge

   许多参赛者从来没有驾船航行过，但是他们战胜了这一挑战。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • There have been times when we have been amazed when a student rose to meet a challenge.
   • For my firm, rising to the challenge has required implementing procedures not necessary for smaller homes.
   • The men whose lives are celebrated in this enlightening book had their moment and rose to its challenge superbly.
   • Interestingly, other companies are also rising to the challenge.
   • She rises to the formidable challenge of bringing together her three very different, marginalized figures for thoughtful comparisons and synthesis.
   • Having said that, these kids are rising to the challenge.
   • Policy makers, business and even users will have to find ways to rise to a number of challenges.
   • Indeed, he seems to bring out their best, challenging them to rise to the high watermark he has set.
   • While the campaign is just beginning, some students are rising to the challenge.
   • However, American processors seem to be rising to the challenge.
   • Here the artist rises to the challenge of equaling in visual terms the musicians' balance between skillful technique, extreme discipline and spontaneous emotional inflection.
   • We are providing the opportunity to supply the fibre and they are rising to the challenge with detailed business plans.
   • Knowing that she was being baited, she couldn't help but rise to the challenge anyway.
   • He was impressed by how families rose to the challenge in different ways.
   • It shouldn't work, but it does; Lynn rises to the challenge, fighting back without losing her cool, owning a song that doesn't even play to her strengths.
   • The Victorians rose to this challenge with a characteristic determination that seems daunting to us today.
   • I can imagine another future, though - one in which individual and collective responsibility rises to the challenge.
   • Can we rise to the challenge of cleaning up the world's oceans and protecting marine biodiversity?
   • It paid off in spades, and I am grateful to them both for rising to such a huge challenge.
   • They all deserve credit, however, for rising to the show's challenges.
2. 3.2rise to (of a person) react with annoyance or argument to (provocation)
   （人）怒斥，怒对；对…进行争辩
   he didn't rise to my teasing

   他没有怒对我的取笑。

   Synonyms

   react to, respond to, take

4(of a river) have its source.

幼发拉底河发源于土耳其。

1. 4.1 (of a wind) start to blow or to blow more strongly.
   （风）起；（风力）增强
   the wind continued to rise

   风力继续增强。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Niall swept his hands in front of them, and a strong wind immediately rose.
   • A cool wind was rising, causing the leaves to whisper against each other, their glossy darkness shimmering.
   • The wind had risen and was slowly dragging the boat along.
   • He shook a tear from his eye as a wind began to rise and dust began to blow at a dangerous rate.
   • Tristan abruptly backs away, the wind rising and stinging his face.
   • The wind was rising in the darkening sky, viciously whipping up the sea around the ship.
   • A strong voice rang out, easily audible even though the wind had risen momentarily.
   • Within time high winds rose roughening the waves to a height of up ten feet and more.
   • The winds began to rise around Elisa, making her clothes billow and tossing her hair back.
   • Over the ruins of the castle rose an unearthly wind, carrying with it an inhuman wail.
   • He moved his hand in front of him, a strong wind rising around him.
   • The wind had risen, the ropes cracking and straining even louder as the sails filled to capacity.
   • Richly embroidered silks surrounded the man, whipped about in the strong gusts of wind that seemed to rise from the canyon.
   • I will sleep, I think; for the sheets of shimmering water are growing dark and angry, and the wind is rising.

5(of land or a feature following the contours of the land) incline upward; become higher.

高沼地起伏平缓。

1. 5.1 (of a building, mountain, or other high object or structure) be much taller than the surrounding landscape.
   （房屋，山，其他高的物体或建筑物）矗立；高起
   the cliff rose more than a hundred feet above us

   绝壁高出我们100多英尺。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The film, in color, opens with a view from above of waves breaking on a beach; a distant mountain rises out of the mist.
   • Thirty grayish white pillars surrounding the building rose so high that I couldn't help but wonder if they'd used magic to set them up.
   • Barely a thousand feet high, it rose dramatically from the surrounding landscape.
   • There were far fewer buildings on this side of the stream, save for a small courthouse-like building with a tall stone tower rising from its gables.
   • In daily use for more than 300 years, the landmark rises from the churchyard in Allouville-Bellefosse.
   • In the distance to one side, the dark forms of mountains rose upwards.
   • Steep cliffs rose on either side of the gorge, which was spanned by a suspension bridge.
   • The military structures of the base rose up all around them, shrouded in the green mists.
   • The view is not of the standard Chicago skyline in which gleaming skyscrapers rise like the Emerald City from the glassy expanse of Lake Michigan.
   • On the left side there was a steep drop as the dam rose at least a few hundred feet up into the sky.
   • I realized that we were at a cliff that rose hundreds of feet high.
   • The battered masonry walls rise dramatically from the landscape.
   • The twin volcanoes, Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, each rise well over 13,600 feet on an island 80 miles wide.
   • Before them, a great structure of green stone rose seamlessly from a basin of grass.
   • The cliff walls rose several hundred feet above the floor of the pass.
   • At the center of the room was a raised platform, a tower like structure that rose about 20 feet into the air.

   Synonyms

   loom, tower, soar, rise up, rear, rear up, stand high, reach high
2. 5.2 (of someone's hair) stand on end.
   （毛发）竖起
   he felt the hairs rise on the back of his neck

   他感到脖子后面的头发竖了起来。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Immediately, the boy stiffened, the hair on his arms rising.
   • A tingling sensation on the back of Jonathan's neck caused the hairs to rise in excitement.
   • His eyes narrowed and she felt hair rising on the back of her neck.
   • She heard something else that made the hairs on her arms rise: the sound of a laugh.
   • Fear prickled at the nape of her neck as the hairs there rose.
   • The lights dimmed and Chuck felt his hair rising.
   • I felt the hairs rise on the back of my neck as he hesitantly brought his arms to embrace my figure, supporting my body as he returned the kiss.
   • She felt all her hairs rising as she continued to stare at the static of the television and listen to its noise.
   • The sound of that name made hairs rise on the back of my neck.
   • The hairs on my arms rose as I looked up into his dark eyes.
   • You can feel the hairs rising at the back of your head.
   • I paused, the hair rising on the back of my neck and down my arms.
   • Sandra felt her arm hairs rise slowly as her arms were covered with goose bumps.
   • He was riding down a slope leading to the ranch when he felt the hairs on his neck rising and that old feeling of danger sweep through him like a cold winter breeze.
   • Every move he made looked so lethal and made the hair on her arms rise.
   • His claws extend involuntarily and the hair on his neck rises.
   • Andrea's eyes met me once or twice, the hairs on her skin rising like porcupine needles.
   • He pulls the covers from his body, stands, and feels the hair rising on his arms.
   • I tried to ignore the hair rising on the back of my neck, and the prickling that ran down my spine.
   • I could feel the hairs rising on the back of my neck and the chills running down my spine.
3. 5.3 (of a building) undergo construction from the foundations.
   （建筑物）被建起
   rows of two-story houses are slowly rising

   一排排的两层楼正在慢慢兴建起来。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Indeed, taxi drivers take tourists from airport to city centre via the riverside building site out of which the palatial new house is rising.
   • Trees started to become rarer and buildings kept rising.
   • The triangular four-story building will rise on the site of a former strip club, another step in a major downtown renewal initiative.
   • Neat pastel houses rose amid Mediterranean landscaping, with a park, community center, and childcare complex.
   • After about 1900, though many rowhouses continued to rise, they were more likely to be in outlying sections of a city.
4. 5.4 (of dough) swell by the action of yeast.
   （面团）发起，发酵膨胀
   leave the dough in a warm place to rise

   把生面团放在暖和的地方让它发酵。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • It grew gradually like bread dough rising in a bowl on a radiator, until it filled her up and made her feel slightly sick with excitement.
   • Making the bread is a living process, similar to yoghurt, where the dough rises and develops with the yeast.
   • The downstairs rooms were moderately clean by the time the dough had risen the second time.

   Synonyms

   swell, expand, enlarge, puff up
5. 5.5 (of a bump, blister, or weal) appear as a swelling on the skin.
   （肿块，水疱，伤痕在皮肤上）出现，长出
   blisters rose on his burned hand

   他烧伤的手上长出了水疱。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • While the sink was filling, she pulled on the nightdress and the jumper, noting the goosebumps rising on her skin.
   • A blast of cold air greeted them and Olivia felt goosebumps rise on her arms.
   • My shoulders tensed instantaneously, terrified tremors running through me, goose bumps rising on my exposed flesh.
   • He kissed her on the back of her neck and her breathing quickened as the goosebumps rose on her skin.
   • She instantly turned around upon feeling goosebumps rising on her skin.
   • She had a bump rising on the back of her head, her neck was slightly bruised, and her ankle was a bit swollen, but other than that she was fine.
   • Reaching down I could feel a deep long gash running the length of my leg and I could already feel the bump rising steadily on my head.
   • Suddenly, she felt goosebumps rise on her arms and she shivered.
   • She shuddered again, the goosebumps rising on her stomach.
   • The floor was very stony, and her feet, covered only in silken slippers, began to get sore and she could feel a blister began to rise.
   • Goosebumps rose on my skin as I strode across the polished floor, toward the stairs.
   • Shaken by his proximity and the truth of his words, Daphne feels goosebumps rising on her skin.
   • A cool breeze made goosebumps rise on his arms, and he shivered.
   • I lay on the ground, panting and felt the bumps rising on my arm.
   • Blisters rose across her arms, then broke open and peeled back under the heat of the October winds.
   • The ache in her arm grew where the he had grabbed her before and she could already feel a bump rising and a bruise forming.
   • Goosebumps rose on her skin immediately and she stopped struggling almost all together because of the extreme cold.
   • Goose bumps were rising on her skin, her breath shallow.
   • The weather outside chilled me, and goosebumps rose in a matter of seconds as the wind blew my hair all around.
   • I pity your fingers, because I can already sense blisters rising.
6. 5.6 (of a person's stomach) become nauseated.
   （胃）感到恶心
   Fabio's stomach rose at the foul bedding

   法比奥一见那脏寝具就感到恶心。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • She swallowed hard as her gorge rose at the sight of the busted-up fighter and the stench of burnt flesh.
   • I screamed as the rollercoaster slid down the first dip, my stomach rising into my mouth.
   • However Amy had no time to ponder over this, for as soon as the doors closed, she felt her stomach suddenly rise as the elevator zoomed upwards.

6Increase in number, size, amount, or quality.

土地价格上涨了。

1. 6.1 (of the sea, a river, or other body of water) increase in height to a particular level, typically through tidal action or flooding.
   （海水、河水或其他水域）上涨
   the river level rose so high the work had to be abandoned

   河面涨得太高，所以那项工程被迫放弃了。

   figurative the rising tide of crime

   〈喻〉犯罪活动的上升趋势。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • I look at the water level, which has risen to only a few inches below the bridge.
   • Last November, 400 villagers were at risk of drowning as the waters rose around them.
   • The water level had risen slightly, and it didn't look good.
   • It is assumed that they must have journeyed overland, before the seas rose and created islands out of the land bridge.
   • In July and August of that year, the monsoon waters rose in the Narmada and submerged villages.
   • Wiley figured the water level must have risen from all the rain they had received the day before.
   • The sea is rising, the city is sinking, and the damage to its historic buildings, bridges and artworks is becoming increasingly apparent.
   • Over the next two days, the level of the creek rises but the restored channel successfully contains the flow.
   • This type of fishing method is also practiced throughout the year but increases in intensity when the river rises or recedes.
   • Even a midsize or small river can overflow into streets if a storm causes the water level to rise quickly.
   • Climatologists believe that sea levels are rising faster in Dublin bay than the readings from tidal records would suggest.
   • And yet, we have a whole bunch of people, serious, accomplished scientists, telling us that the seas will rise in some places while deserts will be created in others.
   • The water was rising fast and she didn't know if she would be able to find any high ground before she reached the town.
   • Over the course of the millennium, the sea level could rise by 20 feet.
   • As the seas rose, new coral islands grew from the underlying shelf platform.
   • As the river rises or recedes, water continually moves into or drains from the pools in the flood plains, flowing in channels or tributaries which connect to the banks of the river.
   • It's warm, the spring tide is rising, we're going over a shoal.
   • Slowly but surely, the water level is rising, and pathetic river and sea defences aren't going to do anything to stop more flooding.
   • If sea levels rise even a few inches, as is predicted, over the next century, salt water will inundate the freshwater marshes.
   • Pa, Al, and Uncle John measure how fast the water is rising.
2. 6.2 (of a sound) become louder; be audible above other sounds.
   （声音）变响；高出（其他声音）
   her voice rose above the clamor

   她的声音盖过了吵闹声。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • His voice had risen above the crowd, so that some people stopped to listen.
   • As the thunder of the hoofs receded, the roar of the punters rose.
   • He listened to the apologetic muttering of the boy as he fell, but above this rose the angry voice of the guard.
   • After a while more joined in until the noise had risen to a deafening crescendo as every crew member on the bridge joined in.
   • Yet, the whole time, her voice hadn't risen above a whisper.
   • The quiet murmur rose as she entered, and she gloried in being like a star.
   • David shouted over the hubbub rising inside the room.
   • His laughter rises, sounding obscene in the silence broken only by the sound of bullets flying.
   • The woods became alive with sound, a great cacophony of noises rising as the two beings fought.
   • A small crowd had gathered behind them in the line, and murmurs were also rising with the tension.
   • The smaller Faeries clamored around, voices rising in unison to protest her suggestion.
   • Marcie's voice rose above the static, and Bryan began the translation process.
   • As he was about to succeed, he heard a familiar voice rise above the crowd.
   • At higher speeds, the engine noise rises perceptibly.
3. 6.3 (of a barometer or other measuring instrument) give a higher reading.
   （气压表或其他测量仪器）读数升高
   Example sentencesExamples

   • At once, the thermostat on the tank's control systems immediately rose from 47 degrees Celsius to sixty.
   • Pumps move liquid nitrogen along heat sinks back and forth along the sides to cool it, but still the temperature gauges rise slightly.
4. 6.4 (of a voice) become higher in pitch.
   （声音）变亮，提高
   my voice rose an octave or two as I screamed

   我尖叫时，嗓门升高了一两个八度。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • His voice was rising in volume and pitch; perhaps he hadn't finished his lifetime's crying just yet.
   • His voice rises in pitch as he says it, turning the last syllable of his question into something akin to a squeak.
   • The filthy thug laughed giddily, his voice slowly rising in pitch until it became an ear-piercing shriek.
   • My voice began to rise in pitch from apprehension.
   • Felix was growing upset now, his voice rising in pitch and volume.
   • Unfortunately, my voice had risen five octaves higher than I had expected it to and this just made him laugh harder.
   • The familiar sound of a bus engine grows louder, rising in pitch, as it approaches, only to drift lazily away.
   • Jeremiah's voice had risen to a strained pitch.
   • She parroted his earlier words, her voice rising by an octave.
   • She yelled, her voice rising in pitch until she was screeching.
   • There was a long pause, and when it was over Mom's voice had risen up an octave or two, as though she were nervous or upset about something.
   • Magdalena's voice rose excitedly in pitch, but not in volume.
   • Arlan's voice had risen to an angry pitch, all of his frustration and pain pouring out.
   • James's voice rose in pitch as he thought about how much money he would be wallowing in.
   • I objected, my voice rising in pitch of its own accord.
   • Her voice rose impressively through the octaves.
   • But then the charade falls down, and I tell Bryan the whole story, my voice rising in pitch as I get more and more upset.
   • Her voice rose steadily in pitch as she withdrew further, back now against a wall.
   • My voice has been steadily rising in pitch, despite my best efforts to control it.

   Synonyms

   get higher, grow, increase, become louder, swell, intensify
5. 6.5 (of an emotion) develop and become more intense.
   （感情）产生并变得强烈
   he felt a tide of resentment rising in him

   他感到一阵怨恨在心中升起。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • An odd feeling rose up inside of me as I watched, and I wasn't sure I liked it.
   • She felt panic rising in her, and she opened her eyes.
   • Again, the familiar panic rose, but I fought against it, keeping my smile in place.
   • He spread his arms, excitement rising through him.
   • She felt panic rising in her throat but tried to ignore it.
   • She stood there with a triumphant smile on her face and anger rose in him.
   • When Andrew entered my room, I could feel my temper rising quickly.
   • Cooper felt the anger and irritation rising up in him.
   • Full fledged panic rose through her and she let out a loud scream.
   • A slow panic rose in his chest, shortening his breaths as he thought this.
   • Cornelius felt jealousy and anger rising within him.
   • His hopes rose when he learned that some leaders had ‘gone to ground’.
   • He didn't respond, and Helen felt panic rising in her chest.
   • He felt his anger rising, but did what he was told.
   • Mike's eyes widened and he felt the anger rising in him.
   • I blinked a few times, embarrassment rising in my chest again.
   • My curiosity rising, I waited for a reaction, but there was none.
   • Fear is rising in me, to a point where I can almost not bear it.
   • I felt anxiety rising inside of me as I knew what to anticipate.
   • That odd anger rose up in him again, because her rejection seemed wrong, unfair.
6. 6.6 (of a person's mood) become more cheerful.
   （情绪）变得更愉快
   her spirits rose as they left the ugly city behind

   当他们远离那个丑陋的城市时，她的心情好转起来。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He'd been worried that the windows were double-glazed and more difficult to break but his spirits rose when he saw that they were ordinary glass.
   • She felt her heart rise a little as he winked back.
   • I soon found my mood rising as my feelings for Denny began to fade.
   • His spirits instantly rose at the sound of Jessi's voice.

   Synonyms

   lift, improve, cheer up, grow buoyant, become hopeful, become optimistic, brighten, take a turn for the better
7. 6.7 (of the color in a person's face) become deeper, especially as a result of embarrassment.
   （尤指由于尴尬，脸色）发红；涨红
   he was teasing her, and she could feel her color rising

   他在取笑她，她能感到自己的脸涨得通红。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He was highly amused when colour started to rise in Darius' cheek.
   • She could feel the colour rising in her cheeks and her grip on the sheets tightened.
   • The color in Isabella's cheeks rose as she grew increasingly ashamed of her mother's behavior.
   • Louis felt the colour rising in his cheeks but there was nothing he could do to stop it.
   • Blue eyes blinked in shock, then the colour rose ever so slowly into her face.
   • The colour rose in her cheeks, reddening even her ears poking through her blonde hair.
   • He bowed slightly, nervously biting his bottom lip, and Tanaki felt the colour rising in his face.
   • She felt her colour rising again, but she was once more determined to get her own way.
   • A soft red hue rose in his cheeks, making him look younger than he probably was.
   • A red tint rose up in Kelly's cheeks as he referred to her as a child.

7risingApproaching (a specified age)

她39岁多快40岁了。

1An upward movement; an instance of becoming higher.

这只鸟陡直而上振翅飞行。

1. 1.1 An act of a fish moving to the surface to take a fly or bait.
   （鱼食假蝇或诱饵时）游上水面
2. 1.2 An instance of social, commercial, or political advancement.
   （社会或政治上的）提升，晋升；（商业的）兴起
   few models have had such a meteoric rise

   很少模特儿能这样迅速成名。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • But his meteoric rise in the drug world inevitably set him up for a fall.
   • The rapid rise of the republic challenges every new generation of historians to formulate new explanations.
   • Both films are tragedies dealing with the rise and fall of a man within a sordid industry.
   • The meteoric rise of Jack Vettriano is nothing short of phenomenal.
   • His rapid rise, it seemed, was continuing apace.
   • The decline of European Turkey was as steep as its rise.
   • If anything its enormous decline has beaten its meteoric rise back in the halcyon days.
   • As she began her rise in the political world, the media began to take notice.
   • China's rise is all the more remarkable for its speed.
   • How do you explain the rise of indigenous movements in Bolivia and the rest of Latin America?
   • In a sense, the rise of alternative movements is a response to the current weakness of the working class.
   • It has been a rapid rise for the former revenue official from Raheny in north Dublin.
   • The film does, indeed, force people to examine the events surrounding the rise and fall of Hitler.
   • You want tales from the Old South about slavery and empowerment, the rise of the civil-rights movement and the promise of integration?
   • Maria's single-minded rise through the company's ranks mirrors the renaissance of the German postwar economy.
   • After a meteoric rise comes the inevitable fall.
   • It coincided with the rise of Thatcher and Reagan, and the loosening of capital restrictions world wide.
   • Is it a challenge to stay level headed given you've had a meteoric rise in terms of your acting career?
   • Unlike that of Bohemia in the 19th century, opera in Slovakia did not become identified with the rise of a national movement.
   • If he keeps being cast as such one-dimensional, charisma-free characters, his fall may be as quick as his meteoric rise.

   Synonyms

   progress, climb, progression, advancement, promotion, elevation, aggrandizement
3. 1.3 An upward slope or hill.
   岗；坡；小山；高地
   Example sentencesExamples

   • She crested the rise and stood before the two men, flushed with the effort.
   • Rilla takes Tess by the arm and leads her over the rise, then helps her down the hill and inside the little cabin.
   • As they came up over the rise, the large amount of brush they had hiding the trailer came into view.
   • The cart stood exposed at the crest of a long rise in the road.
   • Shrugging me off, he ordered me to go stand by the massive pine topping the largest of the graveyard's sloping rises.
   • As Peter crested the rise, he threw his brother a quick salute.
   • Christy stared mutely out the window as the church's steeple loomed into view over the rise of the next hill.
   • I nodded, then turned toward the rise and walked to the top.
   • In the ever darkening of approaching night he noticed very little in way of cover, and the mansion itself stood on a slight rise in the distance.
   • Melissa and Dave climb a small rise and step back onto the rutted dirt road.
   • He positioned the house on a hill looking across the valley to the verdant rise of Hog Mountain.
   • Down the path and over the rise of the last hill the army went, as if nothing had ever happened.
   • When they reached the crest of the rise, Karl gasped.
   • On Sunday morning, I see a woman ahead of me on the trail, just cresting a rise.
   • The hill was only a slight rise, leading to what looked to be a basin of land.
   • Finally, she crested a rise and the town came into view.
   • Looking down at the camp from a rise in the distance, the three of them immediately caught sight of Kefari and Ashwood.
   • After climbing a steep rise for about twenty minutes the road crested, then began to slope downwards, taking a more westerly direction.
   • Will squinted as the silhouette of what looked like a small cottage and barn came into view just over the rise of a green hill about a quarter mile away.
   • It was a land of scattered hills and rises.

   Synonyms

   slope, upward slope, incline, elevation, acclivity, rising ground, eminence, hillock, hill
4. 1.4 The vertical height of a step, arch, or incline.
   （楼梯的）级高；（拱的）矢高；（斜坡的）垂直高度
5. 1.5
   another term for riser (sense 2)

2An increase in amount, extent, size, or number.

当地人为犯罪活动的增加而担心。

1. 2.1British An increase in salary or wages.
   （声音或声调的）提高
   Example sentencesExamples

   • The huge salary rise took place after the government approved the Buckley report on salaries for executives of commercial semi-state companies.
   • However, I waited until this April before jumping in, when my pay rise lessened the blow of starting to pay into a pension.
   • The union is calling for a six per cent increase in the pay budget and for individual rises of at least 3.5 per cent.
   • Every time you get a pay rise, increase the standing order by an equivalent amount.
   • In terms of wages, 69 percent of exporters surveyed expect to pay a wage rise in the next 12 months.
   • But analysts say compromises on wage and pension rises are likely.
   • The incipient rebellion was quickly quashed, however, when journalists received email notification of the enormous salary rises which will accompany the deal.
   • This was Edward's advice to me, when I received a particularly miserable salary rise, scarcely a rise at all.

   Synonyms

   pay increase, salary increase, wage increase, hike, increment

3An increase in sound or pitch.

他说话声的起伏。

4in singular A source or origin.

这条小河的源头正是在这里。