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pig raised for food, porker ☊
lợn thịt ☊
to promote, be raised (in position) ☊
đề bạt ☊
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My parents were away on business when I was a child, so my grandparents brought me up. > My grandparents raised me. ☊
Bố mẹ tôi đi làm xa khi tôi còn bé nên ông bà tôi đã nuôi tôi lớn. > Ông bà tôi đã nuôi tôi lớn. ☊
By the time the alarm was raised the intruders had escaped. ☊ alarm ☊
Animal welfare campaigners raised £70 000 for their cause last year. ☊ cause ☊
The service was a celebration of his life (= praised what he had done in his life). ☊ celebration ☊
She has more claim to the book's success than anybody (= she deserves to be praised for it). ☊ claim ☊
In the meeting, voters raised concerns about health care. ☊ concern ☊
What points can be raised in defence of this argument? ☊ defence ☊
The issues raised in the report relate directly to the ongoing work of the charity. ☊ directly ☊
He was about to speak but she raised a finger to her lips. ☊ finger ☊
When the gate is raised, the water can flow freely. ☊ freely ☊
The money raised will help towards (= partly provide) the cost of organizing the championships. ☊ help ☊
In the main, the money raised goes to children's charities. ☊ in the main ☊
He raised one arm and then the other. ☊ other ☊
praise sb/sth: She praised his cooking. ☊ praise ☊
praise sb/sth for sth/for doing sth: He praised his team for their performance. ☊ praise ☊
They were praised by police for reporting the theft. ☊ praise ☊
praise sb/sth as sth: Critics praised the work as highly original. ☊ praise ☊
Allah be praised. ☊ praise ☊
raise sb/sth: They were both raised in the South. ☊ raise ☊
kids raised on a diet of hamburgers ☊ raise ☊
raise sb/sth as sth: raise sb/sth + noun: They raised her (as) a Catholic. ☊ raise ☊
I was born and raised a city boy. ☊ raise ☊
I'm glad you raised the subject of money. ☊ raise ☊
They raised their offer to $500. ☊ raise ☊
She raised the gun and fired. ☊ raise ☊
He raised a hand in greeting. ☊ raise ☊
She raised her eyes from her work. ☊ raise ☊
He raised himself up on one elbow. ☊ raise ☊
The hotel's new restaurant comes highly recommended (= a lot of people have praised it). ☊ recommend ☊
Their voices were raised in song. ☊ song ☊
Although he was raised as a Roman Catholic, he has cut his ties with the Church. ☊ tie ☊