levitate

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v. (使)轻轻浮起, (使)飘浮空中

发音

其它 /ˈlɛvɪteɪt/

词形变化

levitated levitates 三单 levitates levitating levitating 现在分词 levitated 过去式 levitated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.

    及物

    The magician levitated the woman.

  2. 2.

    To be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.

    不及物

    The guru claimed that he could levitate.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

hover

上位词 7

fly raise lift wing elevate bring up get up

近义相关 1

hover

词源

First attested in 1673; borrowed from New Latin levitātus, perfect passive participle of levitō (“to levitate; to have one's motion directed upward, as opposed to the downward motion induced by gravity”) (first attested c. 1670), modeled on gravitō (“to gravitate”) (← Latin gravis (“heavy”)), from levis (“light”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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