词典释义：
raise (something) by means of ropes and pulleys
（用绳索和滑轮装置）升起，吊起
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a white flag was hoisted. 一面白旗扯了起来。
[with obj. and adverbial]raise or haul up
抬高，提起，举起
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she hoisted her backpack on to her shoulder. 她把背包提拉到自己的肩上。
an act of raising or lifting something
升起，提起，举起。
〈喻〉 增加，抬高
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the government's interest rate hoist. 政府的利率提高。
an apparatus for lifting or raising something
升吊器械，起重机。
the part of a flag nearest the staff
旗宽（贴近旗杆的部分）。
a group of flags raised as a signal
（一串）信号旗。
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hoist one's flag （of an admiral） take up command （舰队司令）升起司令旗，开始行使指挥权 -
hoist the flag stake one's claim to discovered territory by displaying a flag 升旗（表示拥有所发现的领土） -
hoist with one's own petard 见ＰＥＴＡＲＤ .
"late 15th cent.: alteration of dialect
