bolt upright

直立的螺栓直立直立式直立式的

bolt upright 的定义

  1. Precisely perpendicular, erect in carriage, as in She sat bolt upright in her pew. This expression was used in slightly different form by Chaucer in the late 1300s: “She was ... long as a mast and upright as a bolt”.

bolt upright 近义词

bolt upright

等同于 vertical

bolt upright 的近义词 10
bolt upright 的反义词 3

更多bolt upright例句

  1. As I tried to get upright, I realized with horror that the blood was my own.
  2. He slept in an upright position in a custom armchair, so the reasons for his lying down to sleep are open to speculation.
  3. Like any high-powered attorney who charges $100,000 for a retainer, Bolt always seems to be one step ahead of the competition.
  4. They look like evil corn silos or upright storm sewers or a trio of escaped steroidal church organ pipes wearing party hats.
  5. So why not keep all passengers in the ‘upright position’ when they fly?
  6. In shape it is curved, like those things for candles attached to upright pianos, but with a weighted foot to hold it firm.
  7. Mrs. Ducksmith, who had sat with overwhelmed head in her hands, started bolt upright, and looked at him like one thunderstruck.
  8. He had a flashlight gun in his right hand, and a photographer's tripod was propped upright between his knees.
  9. The sick woman had raised herself upright, and was stretching her arms towards them.
  10. "Take some melon, Mr. Mudge," said we, as with a sudden bolt we recovered our speech and took another slice ourself.