upright

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基本釋義

adj.
直立的; 正直的; 規(guī)矩的
n.
立柱

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

She sat upright in bed.

她挺直地坐在床上。

牛津詞典

He managed to pull himself upright.

他設(shè)法直起了身子。

牛津詞典

an upright posture

直立的姿勢(shì)

牛津詞典

Gradually raise your body into an upright position.

慢慢起身,成直立狀態(tài)。

牛津詞典

Keep the bottle upright.

保持瓶子直立。

牛津詞典

an upright bar

直立的欄桿

牛津詞典

an upright freezer (= one that is taller than it is wide)

立式冰柜

牛津詞典

an upright chair (= one with a high straight back)

高直背椅子

牛津詞典

an upright citizen

正直的公民

牛津詞典

Helen sat upright in her chair...

海倫筆直地坐在椅子上。

...those who had managed to remain upright...

那些盡力保持腰背挺直的人

...the latest state-of-the-art upright vacuum cleaners.

最新款、最先進(jìn)的立式吸塵器

He was sitting on an upright chair beside his bed, reading.

他正坐在床前一張直背椅上看書。

...the uprights of a four-poster bed.

四柱床的立柱

...a very upright, trustworthy man.

一個(gè)非常正直可靠的人

When she heard the news, she jerked upright in surprise.

當(dāng)聽(tīng)到這則消息時(shí), 她驚訝得跳了起來(lái).

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

My father was upright and outspoken . He held hypocrites in detestation.

我父親為人剛直, 他憎恨偽君子.

期刊摘選

It is hard for an empty sack to stand upright.

空口袋難以直立.

辭典例句

The tree shot quickly upright the giant , yelling with terror, was whirled away through the air.

那棵樹(shù)迅速地立了起來(lái),巨人驚恐地叫著, 在空中旋轉(zhuǎn)著摔了出去.

期刊摘選

The war memorial stands upright in the square.

戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)紀(jì)念碑矗立在廣場(chǎng)上.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

He stood himself upright.

他筆直地站著.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

One's demeanor is upright.

儀容 端莊

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

When one is surrounded by the virtuous, he'll become upright himself.

蓬生麻中, 不扶自直.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

The man is very upright.

這個(gè)人非常正直.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

These upright stones are the vestiges of some ancient religion.

這些豎立的石頭是某種古代宗教的遺跡.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

The judge is an honest and upright official.

那位法官是個(gè)清官.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

Anything in a leaning position is not upright.

偏置的任何物體都不是垂直的.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

An upright man is respectable.

誠(chéng)實(shí)的人是值得尊敬的.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

真題例句

A New Jersey black bear that walks upright on its two back legs and has become a social media darling has re- emerged and has been captured on video months after its last sighting.

2017年12月四級(jí)真題(第一套)聽(tīng)力 Section A

Adjusting to an upright position was quite a challenge, especially when the bones had to support an extra-large skull.

2019年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 任務(wù)型閱讀 原文

Another unique human characteristic is that we walk upright.

2019年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 任務(wù)型閱讀 原文

Large brains for their bodies and the ability to walk upright are two characteristics of human beings.

2019年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 任務(wù)型閱讀 題設(shè)

The impact/impacts of walking upright makes it easy to find food or guard against enemies.

2019年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 任務(wù)型閱讀 題設(shè)

Yet walking upright has its disadvantage.

2019年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 任務(wù)型閱讀 原文

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. a vertical structural member as a post or stake;

    "the ball sailed between the uprights"

  • 2. a piano with a vertical sounding board

Adjective
  • 1. in a vertical position; not sloping;

    "an upright post"

  • 2. of moral excellence;

    "a genuinely good person"

    "a just cause"

    "an upright and respectable man"

    "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass

  • 3. erect in posture;

    "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"

    "stood defiantly with unbowed back"

  • 4. maintaining an erect position;

    "standing timber"

    "many buildings were still standing"

  • 5. upright in position or posture;

    "an erect stature"

    "erect flower stalks"

    "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"

    "a column still vertical amid the ruins"

    "he sat bolt upright"

同義詞辨析

vertical, perpendicular, upright, erect, plumb

這些形容詞均有"垂直的,豎式的"之意。

  • vertical: 指與平面、水平線或基線成直角或幾乎成直角向上延伸至頂點(diǎn)的物體。也可指呈直線上升或下降的。
  • perpendicular: 指與水平線形成90度的線或面,或朝垂直方面延伸的,尤指向下的急劇運(yùn)動(dòng)。
  • upright: 普通用詞,指豎立、筆直而不是傾斜、倒塌的。
  • erect: 指筆直挺拔,而非傾斜、佝僂、彎曲或倒塌的。
  • plumb: 建筑上用詞,憑錘球評(píng)判某物是否完全垂直。

同義詞

adj.挺直的,直立的

verticalstandingerect

反義詞

adj.正直的;誠(chéng)實(shí)的

dishonest

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