词典释义：
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Raising the age of retirement is an unacceptable erosion of the American dream.
提高退休年龄是美国梦不可容忍的侵蚀。
《House of Cards Season 2》《纸牌屋 第二季》
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And raising the minimum wage would be one of the best ways to give a boost to working families.
提高最低工资标准则是为工薪家庭带来收入提升的最好途径。
《Your Weekly Address》《奥巴马每周电视讲话》
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Thirteen states and D.C. have done their part by raising their minimum wages. Four more states have minimum wage initiatives on the ballot this November.
全美有13个州和（华盛顿）哥伦比亚特区都提高了最低工资标准。还有4个州也将在11月对提高最低工资标准方案进行投票。
《Your Weekly Address》《奥巴马每周电视讲话》
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But one of the simplest and fastest ways to start helping folks get ahead is by raising the minimum wage.
但其中最简单最快捷的帮助人们取得成功的方式,是提高最低工资标准。
《Your Weekly Address》《奥巴马每周电视讲话》
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When you get a virus, you get a fever. That's the human body raising its core temperature to kill the virus.
当你感染上病毒，你就会发烧。这是人体提高自己的体温来杀死病毒。
《Kingsman: The Secret Service》《王牌特工：特工学院》
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They're raising base wages for tens of thousands of workers because they know it's good for business.
Gap公司的老总们为数万工人提高基本工资水平，因为他们知道这对企业有利。
《Your Weekly Address》《奥巴马每周电视讲话》
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But until we've got a Congress that cares about raising working folks' wages, it's up to the rest of us to make it happen.
但在国会真正关注提高工人最低工资标准这一问题之前，我们需要做出努力，促使国会关注这一问题。
《Your Weekly Address》《奥巴马每周电视讲话》
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Raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, or ten-ten would benefit 28 million American workers. 28 million.
提高联邦最低工资标准到每小时$10.10,或者10-10，将造福于美国2800万的国人。2800万。
《Your Weekly Address》《奥巴马每周电视讲话》
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In recent weeks, I've talked about these choices from raising the minimum wage, to creating new jobs in construction and manufacturing.
在过去的几周里，我一直在讨论着这些选择，从提高最低工资标准到在建筑和制造业上创造就业机会。
《Your Weekly Address》《奥巴马每周电视讲话》
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Raising the minimum wage would benefit nearly 28 million American workers giving them more money to spend at local businesses and that helps those businesses create jobs.
提高最低工资标准将造福于将近2800万的国人，让他们有更多的钱在当地商家中进行消费，这能帮助那些商家创造就业岗位。
《Your Weekly Address》《奥巴马每周电视讲话》
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After five years of raising my children, I am now going back to work.
五年来我一直在养育自己的孩子，现在我要重返职场了。
《Hillary Clinton 2016 Presidential Campaign Announcement》《希拉里2016年总统竞选宣传片》
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My mom wasn't crazy about us raising chickens. But I begged and pleaded.
妈妈并不太喜欢在家养鸡，我拼命求她。
《Flipped》《怦然心动》
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Don't you two look cozy. Remember, it's not easy raising a baby by yourself.
你们俩别爽过头了。别忘了，单亲妈妈养大一个孩子不容易的。
《Modern Family Season 8》《摩登家庭 第八季》
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This reminds me of a traditional Amish barn raising. With everyone pitching in.
这让我想起传统阿米什人的团建谷仓。一家盖谷仓全村来帮忙。
《The Big Bang Theory Season 12》《生活大爆炸 第十二季》
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You know, you need to start raising your hand before you speak. Yes, starting now.
下次你想说话时必须先举手。是的，从现在开始。
《The Big Bang Theory Season 10》《生活大爆炸 第十季》
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Of all the ocean, it is still the place that offers the best chance for raising a family.
在海洋中，珊瑚礁仍然是安家的最佳选择。
《Planet Ocean》《海洋星球》
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How exactly are you pitching in? I don't hear anyone else giving facts about traditional Amish barn raising.
那请问您在帮什么忙呢？在场难道有其他人在分享有关传统阿米什人团建谷仓的知识吗。
《The Big Bang Theory Season 12》《生活大爆炸 第十二季》
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Au contraire. When I correct people I am raising them up. You should know, I do it for you more than anyone.
正相反（法语），当我纠正别人时我是让他们更进一步，你应该最懂了，你可是深得我恩惠。
《The Big Bang Theory Season 5》《生活大爆炸 第五季》
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Raising the bar every year, pushing pushing pushing myself as hard as I knew, sound familiar to anybody here.
每年都为自己设定更高的目标，逼迫自己竭尽所能，这些是众所周知的了。
《Oprah Winfrey Speech at Harvard》《奥普拉演讲》
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I was out raising heck with Mr. Wil Wheaton. Four hours more and we would have closed down the HomeTown Buffet.
我跟威尔·惠顿去共进晚餐了，再让我们吃个四小时，就能吃垮"家乡"自助餐厅了。
《The Big Bang Theory Season 6》《生活大爆炸 第六季》
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筹措资金；筹资；基金募集
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There are big cultural differences between Asians and westerners when it comes to raising children.
东方人和西方人在带孩子上有很大的文化差异。
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It's not easy raising pets when you have young children in the family as well.
孩子小的时候家里不太好养宠物。
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My boss is raising my salary by $500 a month.
老板给我每月涨薪500美元。
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Mother’s Day is a chance for you to honor the sacrifices your mother made when raising you.
母亲节是向抚养你长大母亲表示感恩的好机会。
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The soil here is just right for raising corn.
这里的土壤很适合种玉米。
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I really like kids, but I'm not sure I could handle raising them.
我真的很喜欢孩子，但我不确定自己是否能应付抚养孩子这件事。
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In his award acceptance speech, the actor gave credit to his parents for raising him.
这名演员发表获奖感言时，感激父母养育了他。
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Raising children is a lifelong commitment.
抚养孩子是一生的承诺。
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Single mothers juggling two jobs and raising a child need support from the government.
那些要同时做两份工作的单身母亲需要政府救助金。
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Tonight we’re raising funds to send our class to Africa for the summer.
今晚我们筹集资金是为了资助我们班夏天的非洲之行。
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Since more people are getting higher education, businesses are raising the bar for entry-level employees
由于越来越多的人接受高等教育，企业开始提高入门级雇员的门槛。
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Between raising the kids and work, I don’t really have a life.
我在养育孩子和工作间奔波，根本没有什么个人生活。
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We won’t be raising prices this year, and you can quote me on that.
我们今年不会涨价，你可以告诉大家这是我说的。
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I work in tech while raising two kids. So I've got my hands full.
我从事技术工作，同时还要养两个孩子。所以我真的很忙。
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The old man moved away, raising his hand in salutation.
这位老者离开，举起他的手致意。
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Raising animals was only secondary to other forms of farming.
与其他农业生产相对而言，动物饲养只是副业。
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There is talk of raising the admission requirements to restrict the number of students on campus.
有提高录取条件来限制校园里学生数量的说法。
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Her job is raising chickens.
她的工作就是饲养小鸡。
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Before raising tilapia, the ponds were filled with shrimp.
饲养罗非鱼之前，这些水塘里面养的是虾。
形容词后缀
- increasingly adv. 越来越多地；不断增加地
- heartbreaking adj. 令人心碎的；伤心的
- stocking n. 长（统）袜；长统袜；袜状弹性绷带；白斑
- leading adj. 最重要的
- overbearing adj. 专横的；蛮横的；盛气凌人的
- accounting n. 会计；记账
- during prep. 在…期间；在…的不断发展期间；在…期间的某一时候
- building n. 建筑物；营造物；建筑；发展；创造；筹办；建筑建筑物的过程；增强；增长
- setting n. 环境；设定；调节；舞台布景；场景；背景；布景；镶托；镶口；配曲
- banking n. 银行业务；堤防；人造河堤
- appetizing adj. 开胃的
- pressing adj. 紧迫的；急迫的；迫切的；恳切的；急切的；热切的
- misunderstanding n. 误解；误会；曲解；争执；不和
- meaning n. 意义；意思；含义；内涵；目的；隐含（或明白无误的）意思
- frightening adj. 令人恐惧的；引起突然惊恐的
- saying n. 格言；警句；格言集
- ceiling n. 天花板；舱内衬板；最高限度；最大限额；上限；绝对升限；云幂底部高度
- sightseeing n. 观光；游览
- outstanding adj. 杰出的；出众的；有待完成的；未解决的；突出的；显著的；未偿还的；未清账的
- inviting adj. 引人注目的；吸引人的；美好的；令人向往的
- heading n. 标题；方向；方位；横向巷道；顶幔；标目；类目；部分
- forbidding adj. 严峻的；令人生畏的
- interesting adj. 有趣的；引起好奇（或兴趣）的；令人关注的；令人瞩目的
- fishing n. 钓鱼；捕鱼
- breathtaking adj. 扣人心弦的；激动人心的
- demanding adj. 难度大的；要求高的；苛求的
- feeling n. 感觉；看法；想法；知觉；对…的悟性；…感；感情；激情；触觉；强烈的感情
- engineering n. 工程学；筹划；出谋划策；工程
- gathering n. 聚会；集会；订成书贴的书页
- hatting vi. 制造帽子；供应帽子
- burning adj. 燃烧的；炙热的；明亮的；热切的；紧要的；强烈的；十分重要的；热烈争论的
- saving n. 节约；节省；储蓄金；存款；保留；例外
- exacting adj. 苛求的；严厉的
- hardworking adj. 努力工作的；不辞辛劳的；苦干的；勤奋的
- painting n. 绘画；绘画艺术；画
- following prep. 在… 以后
- blessing n. 上帝的祝福；上帝的保佑；天恩；幸事；支持；批准；恩惠；认可；祈恩祷告；喜事
歌曲: Raising\n歌手: Elephant Man\n语言: 英语\n所属专辑: Tenement Yard Riddim\n发行日期: 2011-12-27