exalt

v.(高度)赞扬,歌颂

He was exalted to the position of general manager.

他被提升到总经理的职位。

All the people of whom you and I are the rag-tag and bobtail, all the camp followers of western civilization, we have taken it for granted that even if we did not live up to those exalted ethical standards, we did a great deal better than anyone else.

我们所有的人，包括你和我这样的下层平民，以及所有西方文明的依附者都认为，即使我们尚未达到那些崇高的道德标准，我们也还是是比别的任何人都干得好得多。