Upright
[ 'ʌpraɪt ]
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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;
💡 词根助记
up向上+right直→垂直的；正直的
📝 例句
He sat bolt upright.
他笔直地坐着。
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。
He is an upright citizen.
他是个正直的公民。
Flora restored the heavy swivel chair to its upright position.
弗洛拉把那只笨重的转椅扶起来。
He was upright, hearty, and robust.
他身材笔直，精神饱满，体魄壮
🌱 联想助记
【串】小偷见到bright(明亮的)地方就fright(惊慌)地不敢upright(挺立)身体
【记】※ up-上面,right-正确:上面正确才会垂直
※ up-向上,right-正确:一直正确地向上,就是垂直的
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-rect-表示“直”
📖 牛津释义
upright
adj
1 in a vertical position; erect 垂直的; 直立的; 竖直的
his upright bearing/posture/stance 他的笔直的姿势.
2 strictly honest or honourable 诚实的; 规矩的; 正直的
an upright citizen 正直的公民
be upright in one's business dealings 规规矩矩地做生意.
3 (idm 习语) bolt upright => bolt3. upright, adv in or into an upright position （趋於）垂直地, 直立地
sit, stand, hold oneself upright 危坐、 笔直地站著、 保持直立姿势
pull the tent-pole upright 把帐篷杆拉正. upright, n
1 post or rod placed upright, esp as a support 垂直的柱子或杆子（尤指作支撑物的）
The ball bounced off the left upright of the goal. 球碰到左侧球门柱後弹开.
2 = upright piano.
🎯 考研助记
上面(up)正确(right)才会 垂直 网友：yqy 补充：上面(up)正直的(right)才会垂直
🔁 扩展释义
*['ʌprait]a. 正直的, 诚实的, 公正的, 垂直的, 竖式的【化】 立杆相关词组: be out of upright set sth upright
🏥 医学释义
直立的，笔直的
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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Oh dear! Where can I go if I want to smoke a cigarette?
天啊！我该到什么地方吸烟呢？
We had to climb over some rocks and it started to rain.
我们不得不爬过一些岩石，这时开始下起雨。
Of course we can. Our job is playing all kinds of music.
当然能啦！我们的本行就是演奏各种音乐。