英:[ˈʌpraɪt]
美:[ˈʌpraɪt]
英:[ˈʌpraɪt]
美:[ˈʌpraɪt]
up·right
uhp raIt
复数:uprights
第三人称单数:uprights
现在分词:uprighting
过去式:uprighted
过去分词:uprighted
比较级:more upright
最高级:most upright
uprightly (adv.), uprightness (n.)
词根:upright
adv.uprightly 正直地;笔直地;诚实地
n.uprightness 正直,诚实;垂直
Noun
1. a vertical structural member as a post or stake;
"the ball sailed between the uprights"
2. a piano with a vertical sounding board
Adjective
1. in a vertical position; not sloping;
"an upright post"
2. of moral excellence;
"a genuinely good person"
"a just cause"
"an upright and respectable man"
"the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass
3. erect in posture;
"behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"
"stood defiantly with unbowed back"
4. maintaining an erect position;
"standing timber"
"many buildings were still standing"
5. upright in position or posture;
"an erect stature"
"erect flower stalks"
"for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"
"a column still vertical amid the ruins"
"he sat bolt upright"
upright position正浮位置;直坐式
upright post立柱
an upright man正直的人
这组词都有“垂直的、竖式的”的意思,其区别是:
upright普通用词,指竖立、笔直而不是倾斜、倒塌的。
vertical指与平面、水平线或基线成直角或几乎成直角向上延伸至顶点的物体。也可指呈直线上升或下降的。
erect指笔直挺拔,而非倾斜、佝偻、弯曲或倒塌的。
perpendicular指与水平线形成90度的线或面,或朝垂直方面延伸的,尤指向下的急剧运动。
plumb建筑上用词,凭锤球评判某物是否完全垂直。
以上来源于网络
古英语 upriht “直立,面朝上”; 参见 up(adv.)+ right(adj.1)。类似的复合词在其他日耳曼语言中也有出现(古弗里西亚语 upriucht,中古荷兰语 oprecht,古高地德语 ufreht,德语 aufrecht,古诺尔斯语 uprettr)。比喻意义上的“好的,诚实的,遵守正直的”首次出现于1520年代。
作为副词,古英语 uprihte。作为名词,1560年代指“垂直的正面”; 约1700年指“框架中的垂直木材”; 1742年指“直立的东西”。指“立式钢琴”始于1860年。
THREE-PENNY UPRIGHT. A retailer of love, who, for the sum mentioned, dispenses her favours standing against a wall. ["Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," 1811]
THREE-PENNY UPRIGHT。一个爱情零售商,以所提到的金额,站在墙边提供服务。[“俚语词典”,1811年]
The bent-over rear-entry posture they are talking about, of course, is kubda, the three-obol position at the bottom-end of a prostitute's price-range. [James N. Davidson, "Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens," 1997]
当然,他们所谈论的俯身后入的姿势是 kubda,妓女价格范围底端的三奥博尔姿势。[詹姆斯·N·戴维森,“妓女和鱼饼:古典雅典的消费激情”,1997年]
挺身姿势
站立姿势
立柱
球门柱
直立
The first known use of upright was before the 12th century
uproariousadjective
marked by uproar
extremely funny
uproarnoun
a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance
upriveradverb or adjective
toward or at a point nearer the start of a river
uprisingnoun
an act or instance of rising up
upriseverb
to rise to a higher position
to get up (as from sleep or a sitting position)
upright1 of 2adjective
vertical entry 1 sense 2
an upright posture
having the main axis or a main part perpendicular
living by high moral standards : honorable
upright2 of 2noun
an upright or vertical position
something upright
upright1 of 2adjective
vertical entry 1 sense 2
an upright posture
having the main axis or a main part perpendicular
living by high moral standards : honorable
upright2 of 2noun
an upright or vertical position
something upright
upright1 of 2adjective
vertical entry 1 sense 2
an upright posture
having the main axis or a main part perpendicular
living by high moral standards : honorable
upright2 of 2noun
an upright or vertical position
something upright
upright1 of 2adjective
vertical entry 1 sense 2
an upright posture
having the main axis or a main part perpendicular
living by high moral standards : honorable
upright2 of 2noun
an upright or vertical position
something upright
1 The reporter sat bolt upright, and Mrs. Wilcox made a little sound.
2 The clearing narrowed, but there were none of the tangled bushes here, it was possible to walk upright.
3 Pollard jerked partially upright, his hair mussed from the pillow.
4 Although the Dutch version used two concave lenses, giving an upside-down image, Galileo used one convex lens and one concave lens, giving an upright image.
5 By post time he was too weak even to sit upright in a saddle.
6 We tore around the curves, barely staying upright as tremors shook the mountain.
7 Fang was on the floor, crumpled in a fetal ball position, propped upright on one dark leg.
8 As they came right together it became utterly black in the white mage-radiance that burned about it, and it heaved itself upright.
9 I lunged into my tent with my crampons still on, zipped the door tight, and sprawled across the frost-covered floor too tired to even sit upright.
10 Cook draws herself upright, the brief quiet in her eyes shattered, replaced with something close to madness.
11 As the wheel turns, the capsules use the force of gravity to stay upright.
12 Within, its walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone.
13 In the pastures, there are giant bales of hay—some upright, some tumbled on their sides.
14 Dad pulled himself upright and gazed out the window and didn’t say anything for a while.
15 He felt his head nodding and snapped it upright.
16 Black spots danced in her eyes, but she stayed upright.
17 Her figure remained slim, her posture as upright as ever.
18 It was a statue too huge to be conceived: upright, straight, feet toward the city, head in the sky, arms outheld in a pose of supplication.
19 One touch, one masterful word from him in an upright position and Boots was cowed.
20 He held his tongue until he was standing upright, facing Iorek directly.
1 直立的
standing erect perpendicular stand-up axial erectile upstanding bristly erective vertical straight bristling orthostatic ortho- up rampant
2 负责的
3 使垂直
4 垂直的
right normal straight vertical strict perpendicular plumb up-and-down erect direct square sheer bluff ortho-
7 笔直地
9 公正的
just square fair equal honest judicial cricket righteous equitable unbiased rightful disinterested fair-minded right-thinking right-minded unwarped up and up fair and square even right natural reasonable lawful impartial colorless unprejudiced evenhanded
10 正直的
unwily just good right sound white true straight square honest straightforward righteous honorable truthful rightful conscientious scrupulous upstanding guileless right-thinking well-conditioned right-minded undesigning straight-ahead conscionable purehearted soothfast up and up straight as an arrow right-hearted righthearted white-handed loyal candid straight-up on the square straight arrow honourable innocent chivalrous pristine incorruptible on the level clean-handed clean guile upfront incorrupt large-hearted right hearted integer vitae
12 诚实
dinkydi good level true tight honest genuine sincere honorable truthful conscientious single-minded veridical right-thinking dinkum right-minded veracious feal conscionable truehearted heart-whole single-hearted single-eyed soothfast truth faith integrity honesty sincerity veracity fealty probity trueness open straight square straightforward rectitude be on the up and up straight as an arrow on the square righthearted clean-fingered loyal downright guileless unfeigned trueheartedness troth straightforwardness lunary clean hands leal Christian upstanding upfront fair dinkum in good faith fair and square clean uprightly openness uprightness on the up and up on the up kosher fairly and squarely on the level
13 诚实的
dinkydi good level true tight honest genuine sincere honorable truthful conscientious single-minded veridical right-thinking dinkum right-minded veracious feal conscionable truehearted heart-whole single-hearted single-eyed soothfast open straight square straightforward straight as an arrow righthearted clean-fingered loyal downright guileless unfeigned frank candid straight-up upstanding legit simon-pure on the square leal Christian upfront fair dinkum fair and square clean uprightly on the up and up on the up kosher
14 直立
standing erect perpendicular stand-up axial erectile upstanding bristly erective erection bristle stand on end vertical straight bristling straightness perpendicularity raise cock draw oneself up up standard right rise rampant rampancy
17 高洁的
high generous elevated virtuous upstanding high-minded high-hearted high-principled greathearted
19 立式
20 规矩的
21 平稳
22 支柱
sustentaculum support standard stay staff leg column supporter shore stake prop spur brace strut anchorage mainstay crutch stoop overcast underpinning buttress bulwark fulcrum stanchion shoring puncheon stull sprag
23 笔直
direct straight square unswerving ramrod knife-edged air-line right directly bolt bang sheer rightness bolt upright straightforward plump straightness in a beeline true perpendicular plumb strict arrowy squarely spang endlong
28 直立地
30 直
33 负责
uprightly handle be responsible for doing be in the driving seat take care of at the helm have responsibility
34 挺直
35 笔直的
direct straight square unswerving ramrod knife-edged air-line sheer straightforward arrow-straight straight as a die right strict arrowy
36 立式的
37 垂直
right normal straight vertical strict perpendicular plumb up-and-down palewise sheer aplomb at right angles true erect vertically perpendicularly uprightness square ortho- stack
38 高洁
high generous elevated virtuous upstanding high-minded high-hearted high-principled greathearted integrity
39 竖立
upset erect upstanding bristled lodge prickle set horrent erection uprightness bristle right stand prick up vertical rise ship prick end
40 正直
unwily just good right sound white true straight square honest straightforward righteous honorable truthful rightful conscientious scrupulous upstanding guileless right-thinking well-conditioned right-minded undesigning straight-ahead conscionable purehearted soothfast honestly squarely truth integrity honesty perpendicular chastity veracity rightness probity rectitude straight as a die up and up wear a hat fair straight as an arrow on the square right-hearted righthearted white-handed loyal rightly righteously uprightly trueheartedness incorruptness righteousness uprightness squareness honourable innocent chivalrous pristine incorruptible principle on the level clean-handed clean candid guile upfront incorrupt large-hearted morally honor honour right hearted right mindedness integer vitae
41 公正
just square fair equal honest judicial cricket righteous equitable unbiased rightful disinterested fair-minded right-thinking right-minded unwarped right clean fairly honestly rightly justice equity fairness candor rightness without fear or favor in conscience according to Hoyle up and up fair and square even natural reasonable lawful impartial colorless unprejudiced evenhanded virtue honesty impartiality rectitude liberality of right by right
43 立式钢琴