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upstanding

adjective
🔊/ˌʌpˈstændɪŋ/
🔊/ˌʌpˈstændɪŋ/
 [usually before noun] (formal)Idioms
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  1. behaving in a moral and honest way正直的；正派的；诚实的 synonym upright
    • an upstanding member of the community群体中正直的一分子
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUpstanding is used with these nouns:
    • citizen
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Idioms
be upstanding
  1. (British English, formal) used in a formal situation to tell people to stand up（用于正式场合）请起立
    • Ladies and gentlemen, please be upstanding for the bride and groom.女士们，先生们，请为新娘和新郎直立。