一、详细释义：


n.

提拔；晋级；提升 [U]


例句：

His elevation to the rank of a lord has made him very proud.

他被提升贵族头衔使他非常自豪。


例句：

His elevation to the position of General Manager was announced yesterday.

昨天宣布他晋升总经理职位。


高度，海拔 [C]


例句：

Soon we reached a plateau at an elevation of about ninety feet.

我们很快就抵达一片高度约九十英尺的高原。


例句：

The city is at an elevation of 2000 metres.

这座城市海拔2000米。


高地；高处 [C]


例句：

The elevation always have a good view.

高处往往有好风景。


例句：

There would be no place to hide in elevation.

恐怕高处没有藏身之处吧。


【建筑】（建筑物的）立面图，立视图 [C]


例句：

This drawing shows what the front elevation of the house will look like when it is built.

这张图显示这幢房子建成后正面的外观。


例句：

We are planning to add two-storey wings on the both north and south elevations.

我们正打算在南北向的立视图上各增加两层配楼。


二、词义辨析：


altitude,height,elevation

这些名词均有“高度”之意。 altitude指海拔高度，也指离开地面的高度。 height普通用词，指任何物体可测量到的高度，不管物体本身的高低如何。 elevation主要指山丘或耸立在地面上物体的海拔高度。


三、参考例句：


The elevation always have a good view.

高处往往有好风景。


His elevation to the peerage caused great surprise.

他被提升为贵族的事令人们很惊讶。


The city is at an elevation of 2000 metres.

这座城市海拔2000米。


The experiment building was at an elevation of 1000 meters.

实验大楼坐落在海拔1000米的高度。


His elevation to the position of General Manager was announced yesterday.

昨天宣布他晋升总经理职位。


Soon we reached a plateau at an elevation of about ninety feet.

我们很快就抵达一片高度约九十英尺的高原。


His elevation to the rank of a lord has made him very proud.

他被提升贵族头衔使他非常自豪。


This drawing shows what the front elevation of the house will look like when it is built.

这张图显示这幢房子建成后正面的外观。


For whatever reason, that little bit of elevation in the feet makes all the difference in the world.

无论何种原因，脚距离地面的这一点点高度让世界变得大不不同。


The term "liberal arts" connotes a certain elevation above utilitarian concerns. Yet liberal education is intensely useful.

“文科”这个词暗含某种高于实用功利的意味，但文科教育还是十分有用的。