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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
upright
up·right [upright uprights uprighted uprighting] adjective, adverb, noun BrE [ˈʌpraɪt] NAmE [ˈʌpraɪt]
adjective
1. (of a person)not lying down, and with the back straight rather than bent
•an upright posture
•Gradually raise your body into an upright position.
2. placed in a vertical position
•Keep the bottle upright.
•an upright freezer (= one that is taller than it is wide)
•an upright piano (= one with vertical strings)
•an upright vacuum cleaner (= one designed to be used in a vertical position)
3. (of a person)behaving in a moral and honest way
Syn: ↑upstanding
•an upright citizen
see sit/stand bolt upright at ↑bolt adv.
Word Origin:
Old English upriht, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oprecht and German aufrecht (see ↑up, ↑right).
Example Bank:
•Polly jerked upright, wild-eyed and blinking.
•Pulling himself upright, he squared his shoulders.
•She held herself rigidly upright.
•Slowly the boat came upright.
•The flag pole wouldn't stay upright.
•a fully upright posture
•rows of children sitting upright at their desks
•An upright freezer requires less floor space than a chest freezer.
•Humans have evolved an upright stance.
•Meals are better taken sitting on an upright chair, not slumped in front of the television.
•Try to maintain an upright posture while doing this exercise.
adverb
in or into a vertical position
•She sat upright in bed.
•He managed to pull himself upright.
Word Origin:
Old English upriht, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oprecht and German aufrecht (see ↑up, ↑right).
Example Bank:
•She sat bolt upright in bed.
noun
1. a long piece of wood, metal or plastic that is placed in a vertical position, especially in order to support sth
2. = ↑upright piano
Word Origin:
Old English upriht, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oprecht and German aufrecht (see ↑up, ↑right).
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