erection [ɪ'rek.ʃən] noun BUILDING 建筑物 uncountable formal ■the act of building or making a structure 建立;建造•They approved the erection of an electrified fence around the prison.他们准许在监狱周围架设电铁丝网。 countable mainly humorous ■a building 建筑物•This splendid if extraordinary erection from the last century is a local landmark.这座上世纪的建筑物尽管有些古怪却很壮观,是当地的一个地标。 [ɪ'rek.ʃən] noun MAN'S PENIS 男性的阴茎 countable ■When a man has an erection, his penis is temporarily harder and bigger than usual and points up (阴茎)勃起•to get/have an erection勃起 |