单词	upstanding
释义	upstandingup‧stand‧ing /ʌpˈstændɪŋ/ adjective formal Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES an upstanding citizen EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A strong breeze caught the upstanding feathered plumes of her hat and blew it off. At the kitchen door, the cat, neck-fur upstanding like the spines of a hedgehog, wailed to be let out. She was a fine upstanding middle-aged lady with sharp eyes and a lucid tongue. So Gilly was an elder of the church, an upstanding member of the community. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an upstanding/upright citizen (=honest and responsible)· The rest of his family are honest upright citizens. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be upstanding He was upstanding all right: it almost strained his back muscles. The thing is that 99 percent of the millions of people going through here every year are upstanding people. Word family WORD FAMILYadjectivestandingoutstandingupstandingnounstandstandingverbstandadverboutstandingly 1honest and responsible:  upstanding young men and women2standing upright or pointing upwards3be upstanding British English spoken formal used in a formal situation such as a law court to tell people to stand up as a sign of respect for an important person
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