hoist a flag

Related to word: hoist

Pharse

Definition

  1. To raise a flag to the top of a pole using a rope.

    升旗

    • When you win a competition, they hoist your country's flag and play the national anthem.

      当你赢得比赛时,他们会升起你的国旗并播放国歌。

    • Britain formally hoisted a flag on the island of Rockall.

      英国正式在罗卡尔岛上升起一面旗帜。

    • He took a photograph of six Marines hoisting an American flag.

      他拍了一张六名海军陆战队员升起美国国旗的照片。