upright

英[ˈʌpraɪt]美[ˈʌpraɪt]

adj.直立的，正直的，规矩的；

n.立柱；

复数：uprights;

例句

The old lady was sitting upright in her chair, stiff as a poker.那老妇人端坐在椅子上，身体挺得笔直。

He stood himself upright.他笔直地站着。

The man is very upright.这个人非常正直。

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

He stood in an upright position.他直直地站着。

Keep your seat in upright position during take off.起飞时请保持座椅呈直立状态。

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。

Keeping him upright was no easy task, for he was practically a deadweight.要让他挺直站起来可不容易, 因为他太重了。

An empty sack cannot stand upright.空麻袋,立不直。出自：英语谚语

An upright judge has more regard to justice than to men.法官能公正,重法不重人。出自：英语谚语

同义词

adj.

upright的同义词之：挺直的,直立的

verticalstandingerect

upright的同义词之：正直的,诚实的

law-abidinghonorableupstandingmoralhonestreputablerespectable

upright的同义词之：其他释义

justlaw-abidinghonorablemoralethicalverticalstandingworthyconscientiousstraightaboveboardperpendicularrespectablevirtuousreputablepureerecthigh-mindedupstanding

反义词

adj.

upright的反义词之：正直的;诚实的

dishonest

upright的反义词之：其他释义

slantingdishonestrecumbent

同义词解析

以下这些形容词均有"垂直的，竖式的" 的意思

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。

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。

upright：普通用词，指竖立、笔直而不是倾斜、倒塌的。

erect：指笔直挺拔，而非倾斜、佝偻、弯曲或倒塌的。

plumb：建筑上用词，凭锤球评判某物是否完全垂直。

英语四级真题

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.

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ

垂直的；挺直的；直挺挺的

If you are sitting or standing upright, you are sitting or standing with your back straight, rather than bending or lying down.

例句

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

ADJ

（吸尘器、冰箱等）竖式的，立式的

An upright vacuum cleaner or freezer is tall rather than wide.

例句

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

ADJ

（椅子）直靠背的，没有扶手的

An upright chair has a straight back and no arms.

例句

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 as uprights .

例句

...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 as upright when they are careful to follow acceptable rules of behaviour and behave in a moral way.

例句

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

英汉词典释义

adj.

直立的, 垂直的

He stood in an upright position.他直直地站着。

正直的, 诚实的

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。

adv.

垂直[竖立]地

He stood himself upright.他笔直地站着。

n.

（支撑用的）直柱，立柱，立放构件

英英词典释义

Noun

1. a vertical structural member as a post or stake;

"the ball sailed between the uprights"

2. a piano with a vertical sounding board

Adjective

1. in a vertical position; not sloping;

"an upright post"

2. of moral excellence;

"a genuinely good person""a just cause""an upright and respectable man""the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass

3. erect in posture;

"behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude""stood defiantly with unbowed back"

4. maintaining an erect position;

"standing timber""many buildings were still standing"

5. upright in position or posture;

"an erect stature""erect flower stalks""for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression""a column still vertical amid the ruins""he sat bolt upright"

行业词典

体育： 挺身姿势；站立姿势；立柱；球门柱；直立；