upright

英 ['ʌpraɪt] 美['ʌpraɪt]

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近义词vertical standing erect

反义词

adj. 正直的，诚实的；垂直的，直立的；笔直的；合乎正道的
n. 垂直；竖立

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中文词源

upright 直立的，挺直的

up,向上，right, 直的，词源同regulate, erect.

词态变化

复数: uprights;

助记提示

1. 堂堂七尺男儿，站得端，立得正。

英文词源

upright (adj.): Old English upriht "erect, face-upward;" see up (adv.) + right (adj.1). Similar compounds are found in other Germanic languages (Old Frisian upriucht, Middle Dutch oprecht, Old High German ufreht, German aufrecht, Old Norse uprettr). Figurative sense of "good, honest, adhering to rectitude" is first attested 1520s.

As an adverb, Old English uprihte. As a noun, 1560s in the sense "a vertical front;" c. 1700 as "a vertical timber in framing;" 1742 in the sense "something standing erect." Meaning "an upright piano" is from 1860.
THREE-PENNY UPRIGHT. A retailer of love, who, for the sum mentioned, dispenses her favours standing against a wall. ["Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," 1811]

The bent-over rear-entry posture they are talking about, of course, is kubda, the three-obol position at the bottom-end of a prostitute's price-range. [James N. Davidson, "Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens," 1997]

双语例句

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。

2. He was handsome, upright and chivalrous.: 他长相英俊，为人正直，风度翩翩。

3. Cautiously, he moved himself into an upright position.: 他小心翼翼地直起了身子。

4. Moira sat stiffly upright in her straight-backed chair.: 莫伊拉直挺挺地坐在她的直背靠椅上。

5. With a swift movement, Matthew Jerrold sat upright.: 马修·杰罗尔德迅速坐直了。

英英释意

1. a vertical structural member as a post or stake;: "the ball sailed between the uprights"

2. a piano with a vertical sounding board

考试真题

A New Jersey black bear that walks upright on its two back legs and has become a social media darling has re- emerged and has been captured on video months after its last sighting.

Adjusting to an upright position was quite a challenge, especially when the bones had to support an extra-large skull.

Another unique human characteristic is that we walk upright.

Large brains for their bodies and the ability to walk upright are two characteristics of human beings.

The impact/impacts of walking upright makes it easy to find food or guard against enemies.

Yet walking upright has its disadvantage.

实用场景例句

She sat upright in bed.: 她挺直地坐在床上。

He managed to pull himself upright.: 他设法直起了身子。

an upright posture: 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。

an upright bar: 直立的栏杆

an upright freezer (= one that is taller than it is wide): 立式冰柜

an upright chair (= one with a high straight back): 高直背椅子

an upright citizen: 正直的公民

Helen sat upright in her chair...: 海伦笔直地坐在椅子上。

...those who had managed to remain upright...: 那些尽力保持腰背挺直的人

...the latest state-of-the-art upright vacuum cleaners.: 最新款、最先进的立式吸尘器

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。

...the uprights of a four-poster bed.: 四柱床的立柱

...a very upright, trustworthy man.: 一个非常正直可靠的人

When she heard the news, she jerked upright in surprise.: 当听到这则消息时, 她惊讶得跳了起来.

My father was upright and outspoken . He held hypocrites in detestation.: 我父亲为人刚直, 他憎恨伪君子.

It is hard for an empty sack to stand upright.: 空口袋难以直立.

The tree shot quickly upright the giant , yelling with terror, was whirled away through the air.: 那棵树迅速地立了起来,巨人惊恐地叫着, 在空中旋转着摔了出去.

The war memorial stands upright in the square.: 战争纪念碑矗立在广场上.

He stood himself upright.: 他笔直地站着.

One's demeanor is upright.: 仪容端庄

When one is surrounded by the virtuous, he'll become upright himself.: 蓬生麻中, 不扶自直.

The man is very upright.: 这个人非常正直.

These upright stones are the vestiges of some ancient religion.: 这些竖立的石头是某种古代宗教的遗迹.

The judge is an honest and upright official.: 那位法官是个清官.

Anything in a leaning position is not upright.: 偏置的任何物体都不是垂直的.

An upright man is respectable.: 诚实的人是值得尊敬的.

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