upright是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 straight up or vertical -- 直立的；挺直的

  • Please return your seat to an upright position and fasten your belt. 请把坐椅恢复到竖直位置并系好安全带。

  • an upright freezer/vacuum cleaner 立式冰箱／吸尘器

• 1 honest, responsible, and moral -- 诚实的；负责的；正直的

  • She behaved as any upright citizen would have under the circumstances. 她在这种情况下的做法和所有正直公民一样。

• 2 vertical and as straight as possible -- 挺直地，直立地

  • to sit/stand upright 坐直／站直

  • The sound of breaking glass made her sit bolt upright (= sit with her back straight). 听到玻璃破碎的声音她一下子坐直了起来。

• 3 a vertical part of something that supports other parts -- （起支撑作用的）直柱，立柱，直立部分

  • Firmly secure the two uprights to opposite walls in the alcove and then fit the shelves in between them. 先在两边墙壁的凹处固定住两根柱子，然后把搁板插进去装好。