1. 举起;抬起;拉起
    If you hoist something heavy somewhere, you lift it or pull it up there.

    e.g. Hoisting my suitcase on to my shoulder, I turned and headed toward my hotel...
           我把手提箱扛到肩上，转身向入住的旅馆走去。
    e.g. Grabbing the side of the bunk, he hoisted himself to a sitting position.
           他抓住铺位的床沿，坐起身来。

2. （用起重机等）吊起
    If something heavy is hoisted somewhere, it is lifted there using a machine such as a crane.

    e.g. A twenty-foot steel pyramid is to be hoisted into position on top of the tower...
           一个高20英尺的钢质角锥体将被吊起，安装在塔的顶部。
    e.g. Then a crane hoisted him on to the platform.
           然后一台升降机将他送到了舞台上。

3. 吊升机械;起重机;绞车
    A hoist is a machine for lifting heavy things.

4. 升（旗）;扯（帆）
    If you hoist a flag or a sail, you pull it up to its correct position by using ropes.

    e.g. A group of youths hoisted their flag on top of the disputed monument.
           一群年轻人将他们的旗帜升到那座备受争议的纪念碑顶上。

5. hoist with your own petard -> see petard