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
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◆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。OPPhorizontal ⇨ flatadj.▸vertically
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◆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。■straightpositioned 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
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◆Sit up straight!坐直了!◆She pulled her hat straight.她把帽子拉正了。▸straighten
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[transitive, intransitive] ◆He stood up and straightened his shoulders.他站起身,挺起肩膀。■on ˈend
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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。