Upright



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 垂直的;正直的
• ［英］ adj. 垂直的 ( straight up) ; 正直的 ( honest, fair)
• ［类］ 反义词: list ( 倾斜)
• ［例］ an upright citizen

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Date: before 12th century
• 1.
  • a. perpendicular, vertical
  • b. erect in carriage or posture
  • c. having the main axis or a main part perpendicular <upright freezer>
• 2. marked by strong moral rectitude <an upright citizen>
• ? uprightly adverb
• ? uprightness noun
• Synonyms:
  • upright, honest, just, conscientious, scrupulous, honorable mean having or showing a strict regard for what is morally right. upright implies a strict adherence to moral principles <a stern and upright minister>. honest stresses adherence to such virtues as truthfulness, candor, fairness<known for being honest in business dealings>. just stresses conscious choice and regular practice of what is right or equitable<workers given just compensation>. conscientious and scrupulous imply an active moral sense governing all one's actions and painstaking efforts to follow one's conscience<conscientious in the completion of her assignments><scrupulous in carrying out the terms of the will>. honorable suggests a firm holding to codes of right behavior and the guidance of a high sense of honor and duty<a difficult but honorable decision>.

II. adverb

• Date: 12th century
• vertically upward ; in an upright position

III. noun

• Date: 1683
• 1. the state of being upright ; perpendicular <a pillar out of upright>
• 2. something that stands upright; especially a football goalpost — usually used in plural
• 3. upright piano

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