erect

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Related topics: Construction

erect1 verb [transitiveT]

1 TBC formal to build something such as a building or wall 建造，建立

an imposing town hall, erected in 1892

一座气势宏伟的市政厅，建于1892年

Police have erected barriers across the main roads into the town.

警察在进城的主要道路上设立了路障。

2 VERTICALto fix all the pieces of something together, and put it in an upright position 搭建，竖起 SYN put up

It took a couple of hours to erect the tent.

搭帐篷花了几个小时。

3. START something/MAKE something STARTto establish something such as a system or institution 创建，确立〔体系或制度〕

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erect• Let us look at what is being erected.• Officials plan to erect a monument in Lindbergh's honor.• William Arbuthnot erected a monument on the spot.• The group hopes to erect a statue of Fleming next year.• Spotlights were erected around the shelves.• After an uncomfortable journey, the fir tree was erected in a large and beautifully furnished hall.• It's a straight forward dome tent which is quick and easy to erect - it goes up all in one.• The first lighthouse was erected on the island in 1912.• A person who erects or installs such plant must ensure that the installation is not unsafe or a risk to health.• The tents for the fair were erected overnight.• The tent will then be held to the ground while you insert the poles and erect the tent. 5.

Related topics: Human

e·rect2 /ɪˈrekt/ adjectiveadj

1 VERTICALin a straight upright position 直立的，垂直的

Martin stood erect on the platform.

马丁在讲台上笔直地站着。

2. HBHan erect penis or nipple is stiff and bigger than it usually is because a person is sexually excited 〔阴茎〕勃起的；〔乳头〕挺起的

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erect• The rabbit looked all around, with its ears erect.• The youth was tall, erect, and had disheveled blond hair.• The headstones were all erect and orderly.• Taking my final leave of the President, I turned toward the door, erect and with a dignified, purposeful bearing.• The magistrate sat there, stern and erect, as the charge was read out.• The 8-year-olds sat erect at their desks.• It has a long snout, erect ears, a shiny brown coat, and a tail thick as a muff.• They come in various shapes: erect, for instance, or conical, or rounded or with horizontal, spreading branches.• She seems more erect, like a bird.• These stems grow erect when submersed, but grow prostrate on marshy terrain.• She holds her head erect, with her blonde curls falling down her back.

stood erect• On limp legs, I stood erect.• All the posts stood erect and unblemished in a dead straight line.• The policeman with the moustache stood erect with his hands on his hips.

Origin erect2

(1300-1400) Latin erectus, past participle of erigere “to erect”, from regere “to lead straight, guide”

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