单词 | erect |
释义 | erect (ɪrekt ) Word forms: erects , erecting , erected 1. verb If people erect something such as a building, bridge, or barrier, they build it or create it. [formal] Opposition demonstrators have erected barricades in roads leading to the parliament building. [VERB noun] The building was erected in 1900–1901. [be VERB-ed] We all unconsciously erect barriers against intimacy. [VERB noun] Synonyms: build, raise, set up, lift 2. verb If you erect a system, a theory, or an institution, you create it. Officials have stressed the importance of erecting a solid regional infrastructure to facilitate trade. [VERB noun] He erected a new doctrine of precedent. [VERB noun] A sham legal and organisational structure appears to have been erected solely to keep the debts off the Government's books. [VERB noun] 3. adjective People or things that are erect are straight and upright. Stand reasonably erect, your arms hanging naturally. Her head was erect and her back was straight. ...the short, stiff, erect stems of almost bead-like blue flowers. Synonyms: upright, raised, straight, standing Collocations: erect a fence With expertise in their field, they should be permitted to erect the fence at the top. Times, Sunday Times Lot owners at intersections can not erect a fence nor shrubbery closer than five feet to allow good visibility. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They may then erect a fence or hedge on the spoil, leaving the ditch on its far side. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the 1980s, an activist group broke in and spilled paint from the top windows, causing the city government to erect a fence around its base in 1987. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A movement was started soon after to erect a fence around the lake, but the community was split over this need, and a consultant concluded a fence was not necessary. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When a movement gained ground last century to erect a memorial to these pioneers it was agreed that it should be a living monument presenting festivals, conferences and other gatherings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Lobby groups, he said, were deciding that they needed a statue to commemorate someone and pressurising the authorities into erecting a memorial. Times, Sunday Times They bolstered the fishing fleet, depleted by war service, and later erected a memorial in gratitude. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Students there erected a memorial flanked by weeping cherry trees. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the late 1990s, the expellees erected a memorial in the ruins of the church. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His idea was to erect a monument to commemorate 'heroism in everyday life', honouring those forgotten individuals who lost their lives while attempting to save others. Times, Sunday Times Permission was granted by the council to erect a monument no greater than 8 centimetres high. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1892 the state legislature finally granted the petition to erect a monument in his honor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Work on erecting the monument soon got underway. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The final decision on whether to erect a plaque — and where to put it — would be left with the families. The Sun Officials are erecting a plaque but do not plan to put the 25-year-old's name on it, fearing it will become a target for extremists. The Sun It said it had not been aware of the history of the site and that it was prepared to provide a commemorative space, such as by erecting a plaque. Times, Sunday Times Officials insisted yesterday the decision to erect the screen was taken by planners as part of ongoing works. The Sun Scaffolders arrived to erect a screen around the adjacent basement flats. Times, Sunday Times An air compressor replaced the air cylinders that provided the pressurized air to erect the screen. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Technicians have less than 24 hours to erect the stage and finalise seating after the athletics finished in the stadium last night. Times, Sunday Times Either way, the going was good as he took to a temporary stage erected yards away from the famous racecourse. Times, Sunday Times Police dismantled a stage erected for the event and detained two activists. Times, Sunday Times Many of the events also have after-race concerts on a stage erected for the purpose on a playing field in the middle of the track. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Initially, the programme mainly featured classical and pop concerts, chamber and symphony orchestra concerts, whilst productions created by other theatre workshops were invited as guest performers on the stage erected. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But it was only in 1999 that the council decided to erect a statue in the marketplace. Times, Sunday Times When he was old and rich, he heard that some admirers had collected 20,000 to erect a statue to him. Times, Sunday Times To erect the statue, to shore up the new square, and to accommodate the cosmopolitan visitors, the island infrastructure was overhauled, at considerable expense. The Times Literary Supplement There are plans in progress to erect a statue in his honour at the club grounds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1912 a local newspaper launched a drive to erect a statue to him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Volunteers provided much of the labor to erect the structure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company had spent two months and $2.5 million erecting the structure on an empty strip of sand. Times, Sunday Times A wizard can monopolize a mana fountain by erecting a structure known as a manalith over it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Much of the folklore involves the inherent danger of erecting a structure atop a frozen pond. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The county rebuilt at the same site in 1828, erecting a structure with 40 sqft and an additional wing measuring 14 x 30 ft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have erected a tent where people can hide from their home's TV screens. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Police erected a tent over the drive as forensic experts examined a second bin. The Sun (2009) Just one in five have taught them how to erect a tent, and one in ten how to fish or repair a bicycle puncture. The Sun (2016) A church's composition, history, or philosophy of ministry can erect a wall newcomers have a difficult time scaling. Christianity Today When the authorities erected a wall of moss alongside the city's busiest road, in the hope it would absorb toxic particles, it turned grey-brown. Times, Sunday Times Interior scaffolds used in erecting the walls probably rested on those cornerstones, in which corbels were made for the purpose. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An early proposal would have erected a wall between the workshop where exhibits were being developed and the main visitor areas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her erect posture seemed a deliberate challenge to my already slouchy one. Times, Sunday Times Many of the traits today seen as unique to mammals had their origin within early therapsids, including an erect posture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The dance involves the swaying of broad hips and the gentle movements of erect posture from side to side. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite this, several lines of evidence including trackways and limb morphology suggest that diadectids moved in a more erect posture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So your neighbour has very limited rights to erect scaffolding on your land without permission, and will have to pay compensation if you allow it. Times,Sunday Times Nearby landlords, meanwhile, took the opportunity to erect scaffolding on their roofs so the wealthier viewer could get a better look. Times, Sunday Times The utility company said it would save time and money by reducing the need to use helicopters or erect scaffolding. Times, Sunday Times On discovering the object the next morning, the college are said to have called in a building company to erect scaffolding in order to remove the offending object. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Speeches are like buildings that get polished by erecting scaffolding. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 建造, 竖立的 Japanese: 建設する, 建設する |
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