Verbs 动词

• Raise is a verb that must have an object and rise is used without an object. When you raise something, you lift it to a higher position or increase it. 动词 raise 后必须接宾语，而 rise 不接宾语。raise 表示举起、提起、提升、增加：◆He raised his head from the pillow. 他从枕头上抬起头来。◆We were forced to raise the price. 我们被迫提价。When people or things rise, they move from a lower to a higher position. 表示人或物从低处向高处上升用 rise：◆She rose from the chair. 她从椅子上站起来。◆The helicopter rose into the air. 直升机升上了天空。 Rise can also mean 'to increase in number or quantity'. * rise 亦表示数字上升或数量增加：◆Costs are always rising. 成本总是不断地增加。

Nouns 名词

• The noun rise means a movement upwards or an increase in an amount or quantity. 名词 rise 表示上升、升起、（数量的）增加：◆a rise in interest rates 利率的上升In BrE it can also be used to mean an increase in pay. 在英式英语中亦可指工资的增加：◆Should I ask my boss for a rise? 我应要求老板增加工资吗？In NAmE this is a raise. 在美式英语中此义用 raise 表示：◆a three per cent pay raise 百分之三的加薪 Rise can also mean the process of becoming more powerful or important. * rise 亦可表示地位提高：◆his dramatic rise to power 他的突然掌权