[ADJ 形容词](椅子)直靠背的,没有扶手的 An upright chair has a straight back and no arms.
He was sitting on an upright chair beside his bed, reading.
他正坐在床前一张直背椅上看书。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]立柱;立放构件 You can refer to vertical posts or the vertical parts of an object as uprights .
...the uprights of a four-poster bed.
四柱床的立柱
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]诚实的,正直的;规矩的 You can describe people as upright when they are careful to follow acceptable rules of behaviour and behave in a moral way.
[usu ADJ n]
...a very upright, trustworthy man.
一个非常正直可靠的人
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up·right/ˈʌpraɪt; NAmEˈʌpraɪt/
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uprightuprightsuprighteduprightingadjective1(of a person 人)not lying down, and with the back straight rather than bent 直立的;挺直的◆an upright posture直立的姿势◆Gradually raise your body into an upright position.慢慢起身,成直立状态。2placed 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 piano (= one with vertical strings)一台立式钢琴3(of a person 人)behaving in a moral and honest way 正直的;诚实的;规矩的SYN
upstanding
◆an upright citizen正直的公民IDIOMsee
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adv.adverbin or into a 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。noun1a long piece of wood, metal or plastic that is placed in a vertical position, especially in order to support sth (支撑用的)直柱,立柱,立放构件2=
upright piano
up·right/ˈʌpraɪt; NAmEˈʌpraɪt/
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upright1 adjective, adverb
upright2 noun
uprightup‧right1 /ˈʌpraɪt/ ●○○ adjective, adverb
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1standing or sitting straight upsit/stand/walk upright The chimpanzee stood upright and grasped the bars of its cage. Katie was still awake, sitting bolt upright (=sitting with her back very straight) staring at the television.pull/push/draw etc yourself upright He pulled himself upright and faced me.2placed in a vertical position (=pointing in a line that is at an angle of 90° to a flat surface): Your seat should be in the upright position when the plane is landing. Keep the bottle upright.3always behaving in an honest way: He was a good honest upright man.► see thesaurus at
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—uprightness noun [uncountable]COLLOCATIONSverbssit upright· She was sitting upright in bed.stand upright· The ceiling was so low I was unable to stand upright.walk upright· These apes came down from the trees and gradually learned to walk upright.pull/push yourself upright· He pulled himself upright on the sofa.draw yourself upright (=stand straighter)· Susan drew herself upright and thrust out her chin.phrasessit/stand bolt upright (=sit or stand with your back very straight)· Murphy and I both sat bolt upright when we heard the alarm.nounsan upright posture/stance (=a straight body position)· He appears big because of his powerful shoulders and upright posture.
upright1 adjective, adverb
upright2 noun
uprightupright2 noun [countable]
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a long piece of wood or metal that stands straight up and supports something