upright 音标拼音: [əpr'ɑɪt] ['ʌpr
, ɑɪt]
a . 垂直的,直立的;正直的,诚实的
ad . 竖立着,笔直地
垂直的,直立的;正直的,诚实的竖立着,笔直地
upright adj 1 :
in a vertical position ;
not sloping ; "
an upright post "
[
synonym : {
upright }, {
unsloped }]
2 :
of moral excellence ; "
a genuinely good person "; "
a just cause "; "
an upright and respectable man " [
synonym : {
good },
{
just }, {
upright }]
3 :
upright in position or posture ; "
an erect stature "; "
erect flower stalks "; "
for a dog ,
an erect tail indicates aggression "; "
a column still vertical amid the ruins "; "
he sat bolt upright " [
synonym : {
erect }, {
vertical }, {
upright }] [
ant :
{
unerect }]
n 1 :
a vertical structural member as a post or stake ; "
the ball sailed between the uprights " [
synonym : {
upright }, {
vertical }]
2 :
a piano with a vertical sounding board [
synonym : {
upright },
{
upright piano }]
Upright \
Up "
right `\,
n .
1 .
Something standing upright ,
as a piece of timber in a building .
See Illust .
of {
Frame }.
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Basketwork )
A tool made from a flat strip of steel with chisel edges at both ends ,
bent into horseshoe ,
the opening between the cutting edges being adjustable ,
used for reducing splits to skeins .
Called in full {
upright shave }.
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
3 . (
Football )
the vertical part of a goalpost ,
especially the part above the horizontal bar ;
as ,
a field goal directly between the uprights .
[
PJC ]
Upright \
Up "
right `\,
a . [
AS .
upright ,
uppriht .
See {
Up },
and {
Right },
a .]
1 .
In an erect position or posture ;
perpendicular ;
vertical ,
or nearly vertical ;
pointing upward ;
as ,
an upright tree .
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1913 Webster ]
With chattering teeth ,
and bristling hair upright .
--
Dryden .
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1913 Webster ]
All have their ears upright . --
Spenser .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Morally erect ;
having rectitude ;
honest ;
just ;
as ,
a man upright in all his ways .
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1913 Webster ]
And that man [
Job ]
was perfect and upright . --
Job i .
1 .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
Conformable to moral rectitude .
[
1913 Webster ]
Conscience rewards upright conduct with pleasure .
--
J .
M .
Mason .
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1913 Webster ]
4 .
Stretched out face upward ;
flat on the back . [
Obs .] "
He lay upright ." --
Chaucer .
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1913 Webster ]
5 . (
Golf )
Designating a club in which the head is approximately at a right angle with the shaft .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
{
Upright drill } (
Mach .),
a drilling machine having the spindle vertical .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
This word and its derivatives are usually pronounced in prose with the accent on the first syllable .
But they are frequently pronounced with the accent on the second in poetry ,
and the accent on either syllable is admissible .
[
1913 Webster ]
244 Moby Thesaurus words for "
upright ":
Christian ,
Klavier ,
Samson post ,
Steinway ,
angelic ,
arrowlike ,
at attention ,
azimuth circle ,
baby grand ,
baluster ,
balustrade ,
banister ,
base ,
blameless ,
bolt upright ,
caryatid ,
cast up ,
cembalo ,
clarichord ,
clavicembalo ,
clavichord ,
clavicittern ,
clavicymbal ,
clavicytherium ,
clavier ,
clean ,
colonnade ,
column ,
concert grand ,
conscientious ,
cottage piano ,
couched harp ,
creditable ,
dado ,
dead straight ,
decent ,
die ,
direct ,
doorjamb ,
doorpost ,
downright ,
dulcimer harpsichord ,
elevate ,
elevated ,
endways ,
endwise ,
equitable ,
erect ,
erectly ,
estimable ,
ethical ,
even ,
exalted ,
exemplary ,
fair ,
flat ,
footstalk ,
full of integrity ,
gatepost ,
godly ,
good ,
grand ,
grand piano ,
hammer dulcimer ,
harmonichord ,
harpsichord ,
high ,
high -
minded ,
high -
principled ,
highly respectable ,
hitching post ,
honest ,
honorable ,
horizontal ,
immaculate ,
impartial ,
in a line ,
incorruptible ,
inviolate ,
irreproachable ,
jack ,
jamb ,
just ,
king post ,
law -
abiding ,
law -
loving ,
law -
revering ,
level ,
lift up ,
lifted ,
lineal ,
linear ,
lofty ,
manichord ,
manichordon ,
manly ,
melodion ,
melopiano ,
milepost ,
monochord ,
moral ,
mullion ,
newel -
post ,
noble ,
normal ,
on end ,
on stilts ,
orthodiagonal ,
pair of virginals ,
parlor grand ,
pedestal ,
pedicel ,
peduncle ,
perpendicular ,
perpendicularly ,
pianette ,
pianino ,
piano ,
piano -
violin ,
pianoforte ,
pier ,
pilaster ,
pile ,
piling ,
pillar ,
pitch ,
plinth ,
plumb ,
pole ,
post ,
principled ,
pure ,
queen -
post ,
raise ,
raise aloft ,
raise up ,
raised ,
rampant ,
rear ,
rear aloft ,
rearing ,
rectilineal ,
rectilinear ,
reputable ,
respectable ,
right ,
right angle ,
right on end ,
right -
minded ,
righteous ,
ruler -
straight ,
saintlike ,
saintly ,
scrupulous ,
seraphic ,
set up ,
shaft ,
signpost ,
smooth ,
snubbing post ,
socle ,
sostinente pianoforte ,
spinet ,
spotless ,
square piano ,
staff ,
stainless ,
stalk ,
stanchion ,
stand ,
stand upright ,
stand -
up ,
standard ,
standing up ,
stem ,
sterling ,
stile ,
stilted ,
straight ,
straight -
cut ,
straight -
front ,
straight -
side ,
straight -
up ,
straightforward ,
streamlined ,
subbase ,
sublime ,
surbase ,
true ,
true -
dealing ,
true -
devoted ,
true -
disposing ,
true -
souled ,
true -
spirited ,
truehearted ,
trunk ,
trustworthy ,
unbending ,
unbent ,
unblemished ,
unbowed ,
unbroken ,
uncorrupt ,
uncorrupted ,
uncurved ,
undefiled ,
undeflected ,
undeviating ,
undistorted ,
unimpeachable ,
uninterrupted ,
unspotted ,
unstained ,
unsullied ,
unswerving ,
untarnished ,
unturned ,
up ,
up on end ,
upcast ,
upend ,
upended ,
upflung ,
upheave ,
uplift ,
uplifted ,
upraise ,
upraised ,
uprear ,
upreared ,
upright piano ,
uprighteous ,
uprightly ,
upstanding ,
upstandingly ,
upthrown ,
upwards ,
vertical ,
vertical circle ,
violin piano ,
virginal ,
virtuous ,
worthy ,
yeomanly
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UPRIGHT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of UPRIGHT is perpendicular, vertical How to use upright in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Upright
UPRIGHT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Upright, erect, vertical, perpendicular imply that something is in the posture of being straight upward, not leaning That which is upright is in a position corresponding to that of a person standing up: a decaying tree no longer standing upright; an upright piano
UPRIGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary UPRIGHT definition: 1 straight up or vertical: 2 used to refer to something that is taller than it is wide: 3… Learn more
UPRIGHT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary UPRIGHT meaning: 1 straight up or vertical: 2 used to refer to something that is taller than it is wide: 3… Learn more
Upright Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary UPRIGHT meaning: 1 : positioned to be straight up vertical; 2 : used to describe something that is tall rather than wide
upright adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . (of a person) not lying down, and with the back straight rather than bent Try to maintain an upright posture while doing this exercise Gradually raise your body into an upright position placed in a vertical position Keep the bottle upright (of a person) behaving in a moral and honest way synonym upstanding
UPRIGHT definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary You can describe people as upright when they are careful to follow acceptable rules of behavior and behave in a moral way
upright | meaning of upright in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary . . . upright meaning, definition, what is upright: standing or sitting straight up: Learn more
Upright - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com Something that's upright stands straight up When you sit upright, your back is straight and vertical Even your grandmother would approve of your posture
UPRIGHT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary UPRIGHT meaning: 1 vertical and as straight as possible: 2 straight up or vertical: 3 honest and morally good: Learn more