| 单词 | erect |
| 释义 | erect —erectable, adj. —erectly, adv. —erectness, n. /i rekt"/, adj. 1. upright in position or posture: to stand or sit erect. 2. raised or directed upward: a dog with ears erect. 3. Bot. vertical throughout; not spreading or declined: an erect stem; an erect leaf or ovule. 4. Heraldry. a. (of a charge) represented palewise: a sword erect. b. (of an animal or part of an animal) represented upright: a boar's head erect. 5. Optics. (of an image) having the same position as the object; not inverted. v.t. 6. to build; construct; raise: to erect a house. 7. to raise and set in an upright or vertical position: to erect a telegraph pole. 8. to set up or establish, as an institution; found. 9. to bring about; cause to come into existence: to erect barriers to progress. 10. Geom. to draw or construct (a line or figure) upon a given line, base, or the like. 11. to form or create legally (usually fol. by into): to erect a territory into a state. 12. Optics. to change (an inverted image) to the normal position. 13. Mach. to assemble; make ready for use. v.i. 14. to become erect; stand up or out. [1350-1400; ME < L erectus raised up (ptp. of erigere), equiv. to e- E- + reg- guide, direct (see ROYAL) + -tus ptp. suffix] Syn. 1. standing, vertical. See upright. 6. upraise. Ant. 1. reclining. |
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