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upright

adjective
🔊/ˈʌpraɪt/
🔊/ˈʌpraɪt/
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  1. (of a person人) not lying down, and with the back straight rather than bent直立的；挺直的
    • Try to maintain an upright posture while doing this exercise.进行此练习时，请尝试保持直立姿势。
    • a fully upright posture笔挺的姿势
    • Gradually raise your body into an upright position.慢慢起身，成直立状态。🔊🔊
    Topics Appearancec1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • sit
    • stand
    • …
    adverb
    • completely
    • fully
    • perfectly
    • …
    phrases
    • sit bolt upright
    • stand bolt upright
    See full entry
  2. placed in a vertical position竖直的；直立的；垂直的
    • Keep the bottle upright.保持瓶子直立。🔊🔊
    • an upright freezer (= one that is taller than it is wide)立式冰柜
    • an upright vacuum cleaner (= one designed to be used in a vertical position)直立式真空吸尘器。
    Extra Examples
    • Humans have evolved an upright stance.人类已经进化形成直立的姿势。
    • The flag pole wouldn't stay upright.旗杆总是立不直。
    • Meals are better taken sitting on an upright chair , not slumped in front of the television.最好坐在直立的椅子上用餐，不要坐在电视机前。
    • An upright freezer requires less floor space than a chest freezer.立式冷冻机比胸部冷冻机需要的地面空间更少。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • sit
    • stand
    • …
    adverb
    • completely
    • fully
    • perfectly
    • …
    phrases
    • sit bolt upright
    • stand bolt upright
    See full entry
  3. (of a person人) behaving in a moral and honest way正直的；诚实的；规矩的 synonym upstanding
    • an upright citizen正直的公民
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    4. Word OriginOld English upriht, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oprecht and German aufrecht (see up, right).
Idioms
sit/stand bolt upright
  1. to sit or stand with your back straight背部笔挺地坐／站；坐／站得笔直Topics Appearancec2

upright

adverb
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  1. in or into a straight, vertical position竖立着；垂直着
    • She sat upright in bed.她挺直地坐在床上。🔊🔊
    • He managed to pull himself upright.他设法挺直了身子。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • rows of children sitting upright at their desks一排排端正地坐在课桌旁的学生
    • Polly jerked upright, wild-eyed and blinking.波莉猛地跳起来，眼睛睁得很大，还不停地眨着。
    • Pulling himself upright, he squared his shoulders.他直起身子，端平肩膀。
    • She held herself rigidly upright.她保持笔挺的姿势。
    • Slowly the boat came upright.小船缓缓地径直靠过来。
    Word OriginOld English upriht, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oprecht and German aufrecht (see up, right).

upright

noun
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  1. a long piece of wood, metal or plastic that is placed in a vertical position, especially in order to support something （支撑用的）直柱，立柱，立放构件
  2. (also upright piano)
     a piano in which the strings are vertical (= go straight up and down) 竖直的；直立的；垂直的
    3. Word OriginOld English upriht, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oprecht and German aufrecht (see up, right).