詞匯精選:upright的用法和辨析
一、詳細(xì)釋義:
adj.
垂直的,筆直的
例句:
In writing, make the characters square and upright.
字要寫得方方正正。
例句:
He was a tall upright old man.
他是一個個頭高,腰筆挺的老人。
正直的,誠實(shí)的
例句:
Upright ministers wanted to but failed to think of a way to get rid of him.
正直的大臣們都想除掉他,但又苦于無好計可施。
例句:
He was a strong-minded, upright young man.
他是一個剛毅正直的青年。
例句:
He is an [upright] man.
他是一個正直的人。
例句:
She is a very upright, trustworthy man.
她是一個非常正直、值得信任的人。
adv.
垂直(豎立)地
例句:
The guards stood upright at the gate.
衛(wèi)兵筆直地站立在門前。
例句:
Several columns among the ruins still stood upright.
在廢墟中依然挺立著幾根柱子。
n.
直柱 [C]
例句:
The cross-piece is mortised into the upright post.
橫梁和立柱是用榫眼接合一起的。
例句:
The piano was nearly always an upright.
鋼琴差不多總是直立式的。
二、詞義辨析:
vertical,perpendicular,upright,erect,plumb
這些形容詞均有“垂直的、豎式的”之意。 vertical指與平面、水平線或基線成直角或幾乎成直角向上延伸至頂點(diǎn)的物體。也可指呈直線上升或下降的。 perpendicular指與水平線形成90度的線或面,或朝垂直方面延伸的,尤指向下的急劇運(yùn)動。 upright普通用詞,指豎立、筆直而不是傾斜、倒塌的。 erect指筆直挺拔,而非傾斜、佝僂、彎曲或倒塌的。 plumb建筑上用詞,憑錘球評判某物是否完全垂直。
三、相關(guān)短語:
upright piano
n.直立式鋼琴
四、參考例句:
He is an upright man.
他是一個正直的人。
He was upright, hearty, and robust.
他身材筆直,精神飽滿,體魄壯。
We are upright in our business dealings.
我們做生意規(guī)規(guī)矩矩。
She is a very upright, trustworthy man.
她是一個非常正直、值得信任的人。
The guards stood upright at the gate.
衛(wèi)兵筆直地站立在門前。
Why did humans evolve to walk upright?
人類為何進(jìn)化到了直立行走的姿態(tài)?
The ladder was upright against the wall.
梯子直立著靠在墻上。
He was a strong-minded, upright young man.
他是一個剛毅正直的青年。
He was a tall upright old man.
他是一個個頭高,腰筆挺的老人。
He was handsome, upright and chivalrous.
他長相英俊,為人正直,風(fēng)度翩翩。
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