upright
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
adj.
直立的；垂直的；正直的；诚实的
adv.
垂直[竖立]地；
n.
（支撑用的）直柱，立放构件；
变形
复数：uprights
双语释义
adj.(形容词)直立的,垂直的 in a vertical position
正直的,诚实的honest
英英释义
upright[ 'ʌprait, ,ʌp'r- ]
n.
a vertical structural member as a post or stake
"the ball sailed between the uprights"
同义词：vertical
a piano with a vertical sounding board
同义词：upright piano
adj.
in a vertical position; not sloping
"an upright post"
同义词：unsloped
of moral excellence
"an upright and respectable man"
同义词：goodjust
upright in position or posture
"he sat bolt upright"
同义词：erectvertical
词汇搭配
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+名词
upright man诚实的人
upright piano竖型钢琴
词组短语
upright position正浮位置；直坐式
upright post立柱
an upright man正直的人
同近义词辨析
upright, vertical, erect, perpendicular, plumb这组词都有“垂直的、竖式的”的意思，其区别是：
upright普通用词，指竖立、笔直而不是倾斜、倒塌的。
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。
erect指笔直挺拔，而非倾斜、佝偻、弯曲或倒塌的。
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。
plumb建筑上用词，凭锤球评判某物是否完全垂直。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
Only humans have a natural upright posture.
只有人类才有自然直立的姿势。
Please put the back of your seat in an upright position.
请把座位靠背转到垂直位置。
He was a famous upright statesman.
他是一位著名的、正直的政治家。
用作副词(adv.)
Several columns among the ruins still stood upright.
在废墟中依然挺立着几根柱子。
用作名词(n.)
The piano was nearly always an upright.
钢琴差不多总是直立式钢琴。
权威例句
Can muscle stiffness alone stabilize upright standing?Esophageal and pleural pressures in man, upright and supine
Central and peripheral limitations to upright exercise in untrained cardiac transplant recipients.
Hemodynamic correlates of myocardial oxygen consumption during upright exercise.
Studies in space orientation. III. Perception of the upright in the absence of a visual field.
Regulation of stroke volume during submaximal and maximal upright exercise in normal man.
Impact of age on the cardiovascular response to dynamic upright exercise in healthy men and women
Provocation of bradycardia and hypotension by isoproterenol and upright posture in patients with unexplained syncope
INDOCYANINE GREEN CLEARANCE AND ESTIMATED HEPATIC BLOOD FLOW DURING MILD TO MAXIMAL EXERCISE IN UPRIGHT MAN.
Left ventricular performance in normal subjects: a comparison of the responses to exercise in the upright and supine positions.
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]
1. Even an upright official finds it hard to settle a family quarrel.
清官难断家务事。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
2. He was upright, hearty, and robust.
他身材笔直，精神饱满，体魄壮
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
3. How could the upright man be anything but self-centred?
正直的人如何能以自我为中心。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
4. An upright stature was becoming to man for four reasons.
直立造就了人，有四个理由。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
5. Margaret was sitting nervously upright on the edge of her chair.
玛格丽特忐忑不安地直挺挺坐在椅子边上。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
6. Charlotte stood upright and peeped through a window in the brick wall.
更洛蒂站立起来，从砖墙上的一扇窗户往里看。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
7. He was a tall upright old man.
他是一个个头高,腰笔挺的老人。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
8. He sat bolt upright in bed and looked at her.
他在床上一下坐直了，眼睛一直瞅着她。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
9. He sat bolt upright.
他笔直地坐着。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
10. Flora restored the heavy swivel chair to its upright position.
弗洛拉把那只笨重的转椅扶起来。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
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