upright
adj. 直立的; 正直的; 规矩的
n. 立柱
If you are sitting or standing upright, you are sitting or standing with your back straight, rather than bending or lying down.
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
An upright vacuum cleaner or freezer is tall rather than wide.
...the latest state-of-the-art upright vacuum cleaners.
最新款、最先进的立式吸尘器
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。
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
You can describe people as upright when they are careful to follow acceptable rules of behaviour and behave in a moral way.
...a very upright, trustworthy man.
一个非常正直可靠的人
1. a vertical structural member as a post or stake;
2. a piano with a vertical sounding board
1. in a vertical position; not sloping;
2. of moral excellence;
3. erect in posture;
4. maintaining an erect position;
5. upright in position or posture;
vertical, perpendicular, upright, erect, plumb
这些形容词均有"垂直的,竖式的"之意。
When she heard the news, she jerked upright in surprise.
当听到这则消息时, 她惊讶得跳了起来.
My father was upright and outspoken . He held hypocrites in detestation.
我父亲为人刚直, 他憎恨伪君子.
It is hard for an empty sack to stand upright.
空口袋难以直立.
The tree shot quickly upright the giant , yelling with terror, was whirled away through the air.
那棵树迅速地立了起来,巨人惊恐地叫着, 在空中旋转着摔了出去.
The war memorial stands upright in the square.
战争纪念碑矗立在广场上.