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erect
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Derivatives :
n
erectness
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adv
erectly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- erect
[ɪ'rεkt]
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1.
adjective
[+person]
[ posture]
挺直的
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2.
adjective
[+tail]
[ ears]
竖起的
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3.
adjective
[+penis]
勃起的
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4.
vt.
[+building]
[ bridge]
(build) 架设
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5.
vt.
[+barrier]
(assemble) 设置
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to hold o.s. erect
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把身子挺直
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- erect
[ɪˈrekt]
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1.
vt.
修建，建立，建造
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2.
vt.
竖起，竖立
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3.
adjective
竖的，竖直的，直立的
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For a dog，an erect tail indicates aggression.
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对犬而言，尾巴直立表示要发动攻击。
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4.
adjective
勃起的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- erect
[ɪ'rεkt]
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1.
adj
upright in posture or position; not bent or leaning
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an erect stance
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2.
adj
(of an optical image) having the same orientation as the object; not inverted
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3.
adj
[physiol]
(of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) firm or rigid after swelling with blood, esp as a result of sexual excitement
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4.
adj
(of plant parts) growing vertically or at right angles to the parts from which they arise
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5.
vb
[mainly tr]
to put up; construct; build
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6.
vb
to raise to an upright position; lift up
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to erect a flagpole
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7.
vb
to found or form; set up
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8.
vb
[also intr]
[physiol]
to become or cause to become firm or rigid by filling with blood
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9.
vb
to hold up as an ideal; exalt
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10.
vb
[optics]
to change (an inverted image) to an upright position
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11.
vb
to draw or construct (a line, figure, etc) on a given line or figure, esp at right angles to it
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12.
vb
[Etymology]
C14: from Latin erigere to set up, from regere to control, govern
Examples
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to hold o.s. erect
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把身子挺直
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She saw him glance over her slim and erect carriage.
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她看到他快速朝她苗条而挺拔的身姿瞥了一眼。
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Major network providers look for possible sites to erect masts for mobile communication.
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各大网络供应商为移动通信的电线杆寻找合适的安插地。
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Flags are plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks.
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剑兰是一种具有剑形叶子和直立茎干的植物。
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The body was rigidly erect.
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身体直挺挺地立着。
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to erect a flagpole
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立一块碑纪念死者
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put up a tablet (or erect a monument) in memory of the dead
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