| 释义 |
upright /'Aprait; ‘Ap’rait/ adj 1 erect; placed vertically (at an angle of 90 to the ground): 直立的; 垂直的(与地面成九十度)： an ~ post; 直立的柱子; stand/hold oneself ~; 笔直地站佥; set a post 把柱子竖直。 ~ piano, with the strings vertical, not horizontal, as in a grand piano. 竖式钢琴(琴弦直立者)。 2 honourable; straightforward in behaviour: 正直的; 老实的; 规姮的： an ~ man/judge; 正直的人(法官); be ~ in one's business dealings. 规或矩矩地做生意。 ~ support in a struc ture; ~ post. (结构中的)直立支撑物; 直柱。 ~ly adv ~ness n [U]. |