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单词

upright

读音
ˈʌpraɪt
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释义

adj. 正直的,诚实的;垂直的,直立的;笔直的;合乎正道的 n. 垂直;竖立 [ 复数 uprights 第三人称单数 uprights 现在分词 uprighting 过去式 uprighted 过去分词 uprighted 比较级 more upright 最高级 most upright ]

例句

He was handsome, upright, and chivalrous.
他英俊、正直、对女士彬彬有礼。
Helen sat upright in her chair.
海伦笔直地坐在椅子上。
He moved into an upright position.
他换成了一个挺直的姿势。

强化记忆

你可以记住这样一个场景,一个诚实公正的人(upright person)在河边的树下(tree,一个直立的象征)公正的审理着一个案件。以此来帮助你更好地记忆"upright"有直立和诚实公正两个含义。"Upright"这个单词古老且多义,源于古英语的"upriht",上接“up”(在上面/向上)和下连“riht”(正直/公正),在古英语中意为“直立”。

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Because this is exactly what our ancestors, the Homo erectus, did.These upright apesevolved on the African savanna
and flew through the air.He landed, sitting upright,right in front of me.
I elevated my thighs.I held myself uprightand I fought the urge to close my eyes.
Audience: Awww.They can't hold themselves upright.And so they drag their bodies along as if mountaineering on a flat surface.
that we needed to remind Mark's damaged and dormant spinal cordof its upright, standing, running form,and we found San Francisco-based engineers at Ekso Bionics,
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