to raise status

• 升格

to raise status的用法和样例：

例句

1. The consulate was upgraded to embassy status.
   该领事馆已升格为大使馆。
2. Established in 1984 as the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, the CityU was awarded university status in 1994.
   香港城市大学的前身是香港城市理工学院，于一九八四年成立，并于一九九四年升格为大学。