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upright adjective upright ♦︎ vertical ♦︎ erect ♦︎ straight ♦︎ on endThese words all describe the position that sth has when it goes straight up or down. 这些词均表示竖直的、直立的、垂直的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an upright / a vertical position◆an upright / erect posture◆to stand upright / erect / straight / on end◆to sit upright / erect / straight◆to hold sth upright / vertical / erect / straight■ upright (of a person) not lying down, and with the back straight rather than bent; (of an object) placed in a position that goes straight up or down （人）直立的，挺直的；（物体）竖直的，垂直的◆Humans have evolved an upright stance.人类已经进化形成直立的姿势。◆Gradually raise your body into an upright position.慢慢起身，成直立状态。◆Keep the bottle upright.保持瓶子直立。▸ upright adverb ◆He managed to pull himself upright.他设法直起身子。◆She sat bolt upright in bed.她在床上坐得笔直。■ vertical (of a line, surface or pole) going straight up or down from a level surface or from top to bottom in a picture （线、平面或杆）竖的，垂直的，直立的◆The cliff was almost vertical.那悬崖陡峭得几乎与地面垂直。◆There was a vertical drop to the ocean.离海面有一段垂直落差。◆Temperature is shown on the vertical axis of the graph.图的纵轴显示温度。 OPP horizontal ⇨ flat adj. ▸ vertically adverb ◆The cliffs rose up vertically out of the water.悬崖壁立，高耸出水面。■ erect / /ɪˈrekt/ / (formal) (especially of a person or part of the body) in an upright position （尤指人或身体部位）竖直的，直立的，挺立的◆Stand with your arms by your side and your head erect.手放两边，昂首直立。■ straight positioned in the correct way; level, upright or parallel to sth 平正的；直的；与⋯平行的◆Is my tie straight?我的领带正不正？◆He stepped back to make sure that the picture was straight.他向后退，看看画是否挂正了。▸ straight adverb ◆Sit up straight!坐直了！◆She pulled her hat straight.她把帽子拉正了。▸ straighten verb [transitive, intransitive] ◆He stood up and straightened his shoulders.他站起身，挺起肩膀。■ on ˈend idiom positioned so that the longest side of sth is in a vertical position 竖着；直立着◆It'll fit if you stand it on end.如果把它竖着就放得进去了。 |