adj.豎直的(安裝的；建筑物)

An extremely stiff, erect posture. 過分筆直，僵立的姿態(tài)

Soldiers are trained to stand erect. 士兵們訓(xùn)練站得筆直。

She held her head erect and her back straight. 她昂著頭，把背挺得筆直。

A monument to the national hero is erect here after the war. 戰(zhàn)後在這兒豎起了民族英雄紀(jì)念碑。

A sudden drop from a relatively erect to a less erect position. 突然俯身低下從垂直方向上相對高的位置降到低的位置

Whenever he speaks with a lady, he would stand erect, cap in hand. 每當(dāng)他與女士交談時,他總是恭恭敬敬地站著。