掀起 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to lift; to raise (a lid etc)
  2. (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc)
  3. (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) Start
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    引起​；​帶動
    to lift; to bring about; to set off
    • 今次國家隊訪港，勢必掀起足球熱潮。
      今次国家队访港，势必掀起足球热潮。
      The visit of the national football team to Hong Kong this time will certainly set off a wave of football mania.
  2. 動詞
    拎​起​；​揭起
    to lift, raise (a lid, etc).
    • 佢掀起塊面紗，先知佢係男扮女裝嘅。
      佢掀起块面纱，先知佢系男扮女装嘅。
      keoi5 hin1 hei2 faai3 min6 saa1, sin1 zi1 keoi5 hai6 naam4 baan6 neoi5 zong1 ge3
      We didn't know he was actually a man who dressed like a woman until he lifted the veil.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to lift
  2. verb
    to raise in height; to rise
  3. verb
    to set off (a campaign)
  4. verb
    upsurge
  5. verb
    to begin
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4482
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    微风在湖面上掀起了一丝丝涟漪。
    微風在湖面上掀起了一絲絲漣漪。
    wēi fēng zài hú miàn shàng xiān qǐ le yī sī sī lián yī 。
    • A gentle wind made ripples on the surface of the pond.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    今次国家队访港，势必掀起足球热潮。
    今次國家隊訪港，勢必掀起足球熱潮。
    • The visit of the national football team to Hong Kong this time will certainly set off a wave of football mania.
  2. Cantonese
    佢掀起块面纱，先知佢系男扮女装嘅。
    佢掀起塊面紗，先知佢係男扮女裝嘅。
    keoi5 hin1 hei2 faai3 min6 saa1, sin1 zi1 keoi5 hai6 naam4 baan6 neoi5 zong1 ge3
    • We didn't know he was actually a man who dressed like a woman until he lifted the veil.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    掀起序幕
    掀起序幕
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    1965年，印尼爆发“九卅”反共事件，随后掀起排华浪潮，尤以亚齐地区为甚。
    1965年，印尼爆發“九卅”反共事件，隨後掀起排華浪潮，尤以亞齊地區為甚。
    １９６５ nián ， yìn ní bào fā “ jiǔ － sà ” fǎn gòng shì jiàn ， suí hòu xiān qǐ pái huá làng cháo ， yóu yǐ yà qí dì qū wèi shèn ．
    • In 1965, the "September 30" anticommunist event broke out in Indonesia, setting off an upsurge of driving out the Chinese, especially in Aceh.