Notwithstanding these foibles, and various others needless to mention--but by no means of a refined or elevating character--how pretty she was! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.维莱特.
We must set our face against all this educating, elevating talk, that is getting about now; the lower class must not be educated. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托.汤姆叔叔的小屋.
The pointer uses both hands in elevating and depressing the gun. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
And here I am naturally led to reflect on the means of elevating a low subject. 乔治·艾略特.米德尔马契.
The neighbourhood was a little too hot, Lively,' said Fagin, elevating his eyebrows, and crossing his hands upon his shoulders. 查尔斯·狄更斯.雾都孤儿.
Their melancholy is soothing, and their joy elevating to a degree I never experienced in studying the authors of any other country. 玛丽·雪莱.弗兰肯斯坦.
That's right,' said Mr. John Smauker, putting forth his fox's head, and elevating his own; 'I'll stand by you. 查尔斯·狄更斯.匹克威克外传.
The starry sky, the sea, and every sight afforded by these wonderful regions, seems still to have the power of elevating his soul from earth. 玛丽·雪莱.弗兰肯斯坦.
The operation of elevating it began on the 9th of August, and it has now reached nearly the level of the first one, the tube being raised six feet in a week. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔.伟大的事实.
The first example is said to have been produced by Elisha Graves Otis, who applied steam power to an elevating machine in a little shop at Yonkers, on the banks of the Hudson, New York. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
I am almost nineteen, madam, said I, elevating my head, with much pride. 哈里特·威尔逊.哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.