一、详细释义:
adj.
垂直的,笔直的
例句:
In writing, make the characters square and upright.
字要写得方方正正。
例句:
He was a tall upright old man.
他是一个个头高,腰笔挺的老人。
正直的,诚实的
例句:
Upright ministers wanted to but failed to think of a way to get rid of him.
正直的大臣们都想除掉他,但又苦于无好计可施。
例句:
He was a strong-minded, upright young man.
他是一个刚毅正直的青年。
例句:
He is an [upright] man.
他是一个正直的人。
例句:
She is a very upright, trustworthy man.
她是一个非常正直、值得信任的人。
adv.
垂直(竖立)地
例句:
The guards stood upright at the gate.
卫兵笔直地站立在门前。
例句:
Several columns among the ruins still stood upright.
在废墟中依然挺立着几根柱子。
n.
直柱 [C]
例句:
The cross-piece is mortised into the upright post.
横梁和立柱是用榫眼接合一起的。
例句:
The piano was nearly always an upright.
钢琴差不多总是直立式的。
二、词义辨析:
vertical,perpendicular,upright,erect,plumb
这些形容词均有“垂直的、竖式的”之意。vertical指与平面、水平线或基线成直角或几乎成直角向上延伸至顶点的物体。也可指呈直线上升或下降的。perpendicular指与水平线形成90度的线或面,或朝垂直方面延伸的,尤指向下的急剧运动。 upright普通用词,指竖立、笔直而不是倾斜、倒塌的。erect指笔直挺拔,而非倾斜、佝偻、弯曲或倒塌的。plumb建筑上用词,凭锤球评判某物是否完全垂直。
三、相关短语:
upright piano
n.直立式钢琴
四、参考例句:
He is an upright man.
他是一个正直的人。
He was upright, hearty, and robust.
他身材笔直,精神饱满,体魄壮。
We are upright in our business dealings.
我们做生意规规矩矩。
She is a very upright, trustworthy man.
她是一个非常正直、值得信任的人。
The guards stood upright at the gate.
卫兵笔直地站立在门前。
Why did humans evolve to walk upright?
人类为何进化到了直立行走的姿态?
The ladder was upright against the wall.
梯子直立着靠在墙上。
He was a strong-minded, upright young man.
他是一个刚毅正直的青年。
He was a tall upright old man.
他是一个个头高,腰笔挺的老人。
He was handsome, upright and chivalrous.
他长相英俊,为人正直,风度翩翩。