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upright adj.直立的；垂直的；正直的adv.垂直地n.垂直；竖立；竖钢琴 (1) 只有人类才有自然直立的姿势。(2) 请把座位靠背转到垂直位置。(3) 他是一位著名的、正直的政治家。(4) 在废墟中依然挺立着几根柱子。(5) 钢琴差不多总是直立式钢琴。 Most cars have seats that can fold forward or lean back, and then snap upright, back into a normal sitting position; and when you're in class, you're usually expected to sit upright, facing your teacher at the front of the room. Another way to use upright is to mean "upstanding" or "trustworthy," so if your friend finds a wallet full of money and returns it to its owner, you can call her an upright citizen.

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英 ['ʌpraɪt] 美 ['ʌpraɪt] (1) Only humans have a natural upright posture.(2) Please put the back of your seat in an upright position.(3) He was a famous upright statesman.(4) Several columns among the ruins still stood upright.(5) The piano was nearly always an upright. Something that's upright stands straight up. When you sit upright, your back is straight and vertical. Even your grandmother would approve of your posture. 1[ADJ 形容词]垂直的；挺直的；直挺挺的 If you are sitting or standing upright, you are sitting or standing with your back straight, rather than bending or lying down.   [usu ADJ after v]Helen sat upright in her chair...海伦笔直地坐在椅子上。...those who had managed to remain upright...那些尽力保持腰背挺直的人Jerrold pulled himself upright on the bed...杰罗尔德从床上坐了起来。He moved into an upright position.他挺直了身子。2[ADJ 形容词]（吸尘器、冰箱等）竖式的，立式的 An upright vacuum cleaner or freezer is tall rather than wide.   [ADJ n]...the latest state-of-the-art upright vacuum cleaners.最新款、最先进的立式吸尘器3[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。4[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5[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

英语单词	upright
英美音标	英 ['ʌpraɪt] 美 ['ʌpraɪt]
中文释义	adj.直立的；垂直的；正直的 adv.垂直地 n.垂直；竖立；竖钢琴
英语例句	(1) Only humans have a natural upright posture. (2) Please put the back of your seat in an upright position. (3) He was a famous upright statesman. (4) Several columns among the ruins still stood upright. (5) The piano was nearly always an upright.
中文例句	(1) 只有人类才有自然直立的姿势。 (2) 请把座位靠背转到垂直位置。 (3) 他是一位著名的、正直的政治家。 (4) 在废墟中依然挺立着几根柱子。 (5) 钢琴差不多总是直立式钢琴。
vocabulary简明	Something that's upright stands straight up. When you sit upright, your back is straight and vertical. Even your grandmother would approve of your posture.
vocabulary扩展	Most cars have seats that can fold forward or lean back, and then snap upright, back into a normal sitting position; and when you're in class, you're usually expected to sit upright, facing your teacher at the front of the room. Another way to use upright is to mean "upstanding" or "trustworthy," so if your friend finds a wallet full of money and returns it to its owner, you can call her an upright citizen.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]垂直的；挺直的；直挺挺的 If you are sitting or standing upright, you are sitting or standing with your back straight, rather than bending or lying down. [usu ADJ after v] Helen sat upright in her chair... 海伦笔直地坐在椅子上。 ...those who had managed to remain upright... 那些尽力保持腰背挺直的人 Jerrold pulled himself upright on the bed... 杰罗尔德从床上坐了起来。 He moved into an upright position. 他挺直了身子。 2 [ADJ 形容词]（吸尘器、冰箱等）竖式的，立式的 An upright vacuum cleaner or freezer is tall rather than wide. [ADJ n] ...the latest state-of-the-art upright vacuum cleaners. 最新款、最先进的立式吸尘器 3 [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。 4 [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 5 [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

Upright Back Sitting Straight Adj 形容词 Posture Position