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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

upright

英  [ˈʌpraɪt]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1. 笔直的

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

    双语例句

    例：

    Helen sat upright in her chair.

    海伦笔直地坐在椅子上。

    例：

    He moved into an upright position.

    他换成了一个挺直的姿势。

    2. 立式的（吸尘器或冰箱）

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

    3. 有靠背无扶手的（椅子）

    An upright chair has a straight back and no arms.

    双语例句

    例：

    He was sitting on an upright chair beside his bed, reading.

    他正坐在床边一把直背椅上看书。

    4. 正直的

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

    双语例句

    例：

    a very upright, trustworthy man.

    一个非常正直可靠的人。

    NOUN. 名词

  • uprights

    1. [C 可数名词] 立柱

    You can refer to vertical posts or the vertical parts of an object as uprights.

    双语例句

    例：

    the uprights of a four-poster bed.

    一张四帷柱大床的立柱。

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