upright
['ʌp.raɪt] adjective
STRAIGHT 直的
ADVANCED
■straight up or vertical 直立的；挺直的•Please return your seat to an upright position and fasten your belt.请把坐椅恢复到竖直位置并系好安全带。 ■describes something which is taller than it is wide 竖的；立式的•an upright freezer/vacuum cleaner立式冰箱／吸尘器
['ʌp.raɪt] adjective
MORAL 道德上的 approving
■honest, responsible and moral 诚实的；负责的；正直的•She behaved as any upright citizen would have under the circumstances.她在这种情况下的做法和所有正直公民一样。
['ʌp.raɪt] adverb
■vertical and as straight as possible 挺直地，直立地•to sit/stand upright坐直／站直 •The sound of breaking glass made her sit bolt upright (= sit with her back straight).听到玻璃破碎的声音她一下子坐直了起来。
['ʌp.raɪt] noun countable
■a vertical part of something that supports other parts （起支撑作用的）直柱，立柱，直立部分•Firmly secure the two uprights to opposite walls in the alcove and then slot the shelves in between them.先在两边墙壁的凹处固定住两根柱子，然后把搁板插进去装好。 UK informal for * goalpost
■(also upright piano)
■a piano in which the strings are vertical 立式钢琴 Compare grand piano |