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uprightness

/uhp-rahyt, uhp-rahyt/US // ˈʌpˌraɪt, ʌpˈraɪt //UK // (ˈʌpˌraɪt) //

正直,正直的态度,正直性,正气

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
    • : raised or directed vertically or upward.
    • : adhering to rectitude; righteous, honest, or just: an upright person.
    • : being in accord with what is right: upright dealings.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the state of being upright or vertical.
    • : something standing erect or vertical, as a piece of timber.
    • : an upright piano.
    • : Usually uprights. Chiefly Football. the goalposts.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in an upright position or direction; vertically.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make upright.

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Examples

  • Years ago, Domokos had won renown by proving the existence of the Gömböc, a curious three-dimensional shape that swivels into an upright resting position no matter how you push it.

  • He learned the flute and the upright bass — using fishing line for the strings — from other uncles, and his father taught him to play the tres, a small Cuban guitar.

  • Store your toothbrush upright in a cool, dry place to prevent bacteria from growing.

  • These qualities are not only essential for Nordies but anyone who wants to move fast, stay upright, and play outside in unpredictable terrain.

  • Make sure each can is sitting upright on the canning rack, and keep at least a half an inch of space between each jar.

  • To live at all, he must run in debt; and to his uprightness debt seemed little less than a crime.

  • No man was more highly respected for unswerving integrity, and uprightness of purpose, than Robert Banks, of Detroit.

  • This may have its difficulties at a future day; but I make none, knowing the uprightness of my intentions.

  • I felt what I owed to the daughter, whose steadfast uprightness was a perfect contrast to the base monoeuvres of the mother.

  • I have always considered M. de Malesherbes as a man whose uprightness was proof against every temptation.