upright

英 [ˈʌpraɪt]

美 [ˈʌpraɪt]

adj.  直立的; 挺直的; 竖直的; 垂直的; 正直的; 诚实的; 规矩的
n.  (支撑用的)直柱，立柱，立放构件

复数：uprights　过去分词：uprighted　

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Collins.2 / BNC.6573 / COCA.7488

同义词辨析

verticalerectupright【导航词义：垂直的】

习惯用语

adj.

sit/stand bolt upright
• 背部笔挺地坐 / 站；坐 / 站得笔直
  to sit or stand with your back straight

牛津词典

adj.

• 直立的；挺直的
  not lying down, and with the back straight rather than bent
  1. She sat upright in bed.
     她挺直地坐在床上。
  2. He managed to pull himself upright.
     他设法直起了身子。
  3. an upright posture
     直立的姿势
  4. Gradually raise your body into an upright position.
     慢慢起身，成直立状态。
• 竖直的；直立的；垂直的
  placed in a vertical position
  1. Keep the bottle upright.
     保持瓶子直立。
  2. an upright bar
     直立的栏杆
  3. an upright freezer (= one that is taller than it is wide)
     立式冰柜
  4. an upright chair (= one with a high straight back)
     高直背椅子
• 正直的；诚实的；规矩的
  behaving in a moral and honest way
  1. an upright citizen
     正直的公民

noun

• （支撑用的）直柱，立柱，立放构件
  a long piece of wood, metal or plastic that is placed in a vertical position, especially in order to support sth
• （支撑用的）直柱，立柱，立放构件
  a long piece of wood, metal or plastic that is placed in a vertical position, especially in order to support sth

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 垂直的；挺直的；直挺挺的
  If you are sitting or standingupright, you are sitting or standing with your back straight, rather than bending or lying down.
  1. Helen sat upright in her chair...
     海伦笔直地坐在椅子上。
  2. ...those who had managed to remain upright...
     那些尽力保持腰背挺直的人
  3. Jerrold pulled himself upright on the bed...
     杰罗尔德从床上坐了起来。
  4. He moved into an upright position.
     他挺直了身子。
• ADJ （吸尘器、冰箱等）竖式的，立式的
  Anuprightvacuum cleaner or freezer is tall rather than wide.
  1. ...the latest state-of-the-art upright vacuum cleaners.
     最新款、最先进的立式吸尘器
• ADJ （椅子）直靠背的，没有扶手的
  Anuprightchair has a straight back and no arms.
  1. He was sitting on an upright chair beside his bed, reading.
     他正坐在床前一张直背椅上看书。
• N-COUNT 立柱；立放构件
  You can refer to vertical posts or the vertical parts of an object asuprights.
  1. ...the uprights of a four-poster bed.
     四柱床的立柱
• ADJ-GRADED 诚实的，正直的；规矩的
  You can describe people asuprightwhen they are careful to follow acceptable rules of behaviour and behave in a moral way.
  1. ...a very upright, trustworthy man.
     一个非常正直可靠的人

英英释义

noun

• a piano with a vertical sounding board
  Synonym:upright piano
• a vertical structural member as a post or stake
  1. the ball sailed between the uprights
  Synonym:vertical

adj

• in a vertical position
  1. an upright post
  Synonym:unsloped
• upright in position or posture
  1. an erect stature
  2. erect flower stalks
  3. for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression
  4. a column still vertical amid the ruins
  5. he sat bolt upright
  Synonym:erectvertical
• of moral excellence
  1. a genuinely good person
  2. a just cause
  3. an upright and respectable man
  Synonym:goodjust

双语例句

• When I pushed his door open, Trevor was sitting bolt upright in bed.
  当我推开特雷弗的房门时，他正腰杆笔直地坐在床上。
• 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。
• He is an upright man.
  他为人方正。
• He stood himself upright.
  他笔直地站着。
• In writing, make the characters square and upright.
  字要写得方正。
• Walker's shot hit the upright.
  沃克的射门打在了球门柱上。
• He was handsome, upright and chivalrous.
  他长相英俊，为人正直，风度翩翩。
• He was an upright and noble man who was always willing to help in any way he could
  他是一个正直高尚的人，总是愿意尽其所能帮助他人。
• Her mother was sitting bolt upright, scrunching her white cotton gloves into a ball.
  她母亲坐得笔直，把她的白手套揉成了球状。