upright
upright 英 [ˈʌpraɪt] 美 [ˈʌpˌraɪt]
adj. 正直的；垂直的；笔直的； n. 垂直；竖立
名词复数:uprights
- Something that's upright stands straight up. When you sit upright, your back is straight and vertical. Even your grandmother would approve of your posture.
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- adj. 正直的；垂直的；笔直的；
- n. 垂直；竖立
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1. an upright posture
直立的姿势
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2. Gradually raise your body into an upright position.
慢慢起身，成直立状态。
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3. Keep the bottle upright.
保持瓶子直立。
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4. an upright freezer
立式冰柜
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5. an upright piano
一台立式钢琴
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6. an upright citizen
正直的公民
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7. She sat upright in bed.
她挺直地坐在床上。
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8. He managed to pull himself upright.
他设法挺直了身子。
- upright (adj.) Old English upriht "erect, face-upward;" see up (adv.) + right (adj.1). Similar compounds are found in other Germanic languages (Old Frisian upriucht, Middle Dutch oprecht, Old High German ufreht, German aufrecht, Old Norse uprettr). Figurative sense of "good, honest, adhering to rectitude" is first attested 1520s.
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