English | Chinese |
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hoist [hoists] (hoisting device) noun [UK: hɔɪst] [US: ˌhɔɪst] | 卷扬机noun 葫芦noun |
hoist [hoisted, hoisting, hoists] (transitive: to raise; to lift; to elevate) verb [UK: hɔɪst] [US: ˌhɔɪst] | 提升 /tíshēng/verb |
hoist by one's own petard (be hurt by one's own plot) adjective | 作法自毙 /zuòfǎzìbì/adjective 害人反害己 /hàirén fǎn hàijǐ/adjective 自食其果 /zìshíqíguǒ/adjective |