upstanding

英 [ˌʌpˈstændɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌpˈstændɪŋ]

adj.  正直的; 正派的; 诚实的

BNC.33975 / COCA.23570

习惯用语

adj.

be upstanding
• （用于正式场合）请起立
  used in a formal situation to tell people to stand up
• Ladies and gentlemen, please be upstanding and join me in a toast to the bride and groom.
  各位来宾，请大家起立，我们一起为新娘新郎干一杯。

牛津词典

adj.

• 正直的；正派的；诚实的
  behaving in a moral and honest way
  1. an upstanding member of the community
     群体中正直的一分子

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 品行端正的；正直的
  Upstandingpeople behave in a morally acceptable way.
  1. ...a fine, upstanding and decent Irish citizen...
     一位杰出而又品行端正、作风正派的爱尔兰公民
  2. You look like a nice upstanding young man.
     你看起来像是一个正直的好青年。

英英释义

adj

• meriting respect or esteem
  1. an upstanding member of the community
  Synonym:solid

双语例句

• You're a fine, upstanding citizen, Sam.
  sam，你真是个“又好又出色的”市民。
• A fine upstanding youth such as yourself.
  一个诚实正直的年轻人，就象你。
• He is a decent upstanding young man.
  他是一个正派诚实的年轻人。
• You look like a nice upstanding young man.
  你看起来像是一个正直的好青年。
• Highly respectable gondoliers. a noble spirit; a solid citizen; an upstanding man; a worthy successor.
  高尚的灵魂；诚实的公民；可敬的人；可敬的继任者。
• We sincerely welcome customers at home and abroad to establish upstanding business relations with us.
  竭诚欢迎国内外客户与我司洽谈合作！
• For this reason, the government should make the "university student village officer" role legalization, establish strict selection mechanism and implement scientific managerial system to build an upstanding growing environment.
  为此，政府应该努力实现“大学生村官”角色的合法化，建立严格的选拔机制，实施科学的管理制度，创造良好的“大学生村官”成长环境。
• By being an upstanding individual, my playwriting teacher in middle school acted as an inspiring male role model at a time when I needed one most.
  作为一个诚实正直的人，我初中的剧本写作老师在我最需要的时候扮演了一个鼓舞人的男性角色。
• Either way, my research has important implications for all investors and fine upstanding citizens.
  无论如何，我的研究对于所有投资者和诚实正直的市民都具有重要意义。
• While Hollywood still likes a good crazed villain making life miserable for an upstanding protagonist, a fictional yuppie hero nowadays is more likely to be plagued by a layoff or the crash of his mutual fund.
  虽然好莱坞现在仍然喜欢让肆意张狂的恶棍为了某个正直的主人公而落得悲惨下场，但一位虚构的雅皮士英雄如今更有可能因为下岗或共同基金的一笔现金而痛苦不堪。