['ʌp'rait]
upright
a. 正直的,诚实的,合乎正道的

词形变化:

名词:uprightness 副词:uprightly

例句与用法:

  1. The cross-piece is mortised into the upright post.
    横梁和立柱是用榫眼接合一起的.
  2. She jerked upright in surprise.
    她惊讶得跳了起来.
  3. An empty sack cannot stand upright.
    【谚】空袋子,立不直。
  4. Morally upright; honest.
    正直的,诚实的
  5. Several columns among the ruins still stood upright.
    在废墟中依然挺立着几根柱子。

英英解释:

名词 upright:

  1. a vertical structural member as a post or stake
  2. 同义词:vertical
  3. a piano with a vertical sounding board
  4. 同义词:upright piano

形容词 upright:

  1. in a vertical position; not sloping
  2. 同义词:unsloped
  3. of moral excellence
  4. 同义词:good, just
  5. upright in position or posture
  6. 同义词:erect, vertical