- [countable]
if a man has an erection, his penis is hard and stands up because he is sexually excited （阴茎）勃起 to get/have an erection 勃起
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + erection- achieve
- get
- have
- …
- [uncountable] (formal)
the act of building something or putting it in a standing or upright position 建造；竖立 the erection of scaffolding around the building 建筑物周围鹰架的搭建
- [countable] (formal)
a structure or building, especially a large one （尤指大型）结构，建筑物 The cafe was a bleak, concrete erection with plastic tables and chairs. 咖啡馆是一个阴冷的水泥建筑，有塑料桌椅。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin erectio(n-), from erigere ‘set up’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + regere ‘to direct’.