upright

['ʌp'rait]

adj.直立的, 垂直的, 正直的
adv.垂直地
n.垂直, 竖立, 竖钢琴

a.

1. 挺直的, 笔直的

He was a tall upright old man.

他是一个个头高, 腰笔挺的老人。

2. 竖的, 直立的, 垂直的

Move the machine in an upright position.

垂直地移动机器。

3. 正直的, 诚实的

He is an upright citizen.

他是个正直的公民。

4. 公平的

We are upright in our business dealings.

我们做生意规规矩矩。

ad.

1. 挺直地; 垂直地

The guards stood upright at the gate.

卫兵笔直地站立在门前。

2. 竖着

He set the ladder upright.

他将梯子竖起。

n.

1. 垂直; 竖立[U]

2. 直立的东西; 柱[C]

3. (橄榄球等的)球门柱[P]

4. 直立式钢琴[C]

vt.

使竖立

词形变化

副词: uprightly | 名词: uprightness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.挺直的, 直立的

standing  erect  vertical

a.正直的, 诚实的

honorable  honest  upstanding  reputable  respectable  moral  law-abiding  

同义参见:

high-minded  virtuous  conscientious  straight  just  aboveboard  worthy  perpendicular  ethical  piano  pure  

反义:

a.正直的; 诚实的

dishonest  

反义参见:

recumbent  slanting  

英英释义

名词 upright:

a vertical structural member as a post or stake

同义词：vertical

a piano with a vertical sounding board

同义词：upright piano

形容词 upright:

in a vertical position; not sloping

同义词：unsloped

of moral excellence

同义词：good, just

upright in position or posture

同义词：erect, vertical

补充

uprightupright英:[ˈʌprait] 美:[ˈʌpˌraɪt]adj.1.直立的, 垂直的He stood in an upright position.他直直地站着。2.正直的, 诚实的An upright man is respectable.诚实的人是值得尊敬的。The man is very upright.这个人非常正直。adv.1.垂直[竖立]地He stood himself upright.他笔直地站着。

例句

1. He moved into an upright position.他挺直了腰背。 2. He was sitting on an upright chair beside his bed, reading.他正坐在床边一把直背椅上看书。 3. those who had managed to remain upright那些尽力保持腰背挺直的人 4. Jerrold pulled himself upright on the bed.杰罗尔德从床上直起身来。 5. Helen sat upright in her chair.海伦笔直地坐在椅子上。 6. the posts must be in an upright position.柱子必须是直立的。 7. an upright freezer.立式冰箱。 8. an upright vacuum cleaner.直立式真空吸尘器。 9. an upright member of the community.一个正直的社区成员。 10. she was sitting upright in bed.她直挺挺地坐在床上。 11. the stone uprights of the parapet.栏杆的石立柱。 12. I was so tired I could hardly stay upright.我累得身子几乎直不起来。 13. an upright posture直立姿势 14. Put your seat back in the upright position.将你的座椅调回到直立状态。 15. the fox's upright ears狐狸竖起的耳朵 16. The container should be kept upright to prevent leaks.这种容器应竖放以防泄漏。 17. an upright freezer立式冰柜 18. an upright vacuum cleaner立式真空吸尘器 19. an upright shrub直立灌木 20. an upright citizen正直的公民 21. "There wasn't enough room to stand upright, so we had to bend over."没有足够的空间可以站直，我们只能弯着腰。 22. an early human ancestor that walked upright直立行走的人类祖先 23. She sat bolt upright [=she sat up straight] in bed when I entered the room.我进屋时，她直挺挺地坐在床上。 24. The uprights of the structure were embedded in concrete.建筑物的支柱牢牢地嵌在混凝土中。 25. He kicked the ball through the uprights.他将球踢人球门。