Word · Frequency #4303
erect
建造；竖立；架设
to build or put up a structure, especially by fitting parts together
- 1.
To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.
通过将材料或部件组装在一起而建起。
- 2.
construct, build, or erect
建造；竖立
- 3.
To cause to stand up or out.
使竖起或突出。
- 4.
cause to rise up
使竖起；使升起
- 5.
To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise.
使直立；使垂直；抬起。
- 6.
To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
举起；提升；颂扬；放大。
- 7.
To animate; to encourage; to cheer.
使有生气；鼓励；使高兴。
- 8.
To cast or draw up (a figure of the heavens, horoscope etc.).
绘制(天象、星盘等)。
- 9.
To enter a state of physiological erection.
进入生理勃起状态；勃起。
- 10.
To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, etc.
根据前提做出断言或推断。
- 11.
To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute.
建立；创立；形成；制定。
使竖起；使直立；勃起；建立；确立；提出；使升起；提升；颂扬；激励；推算星盘
In use
The construction crew will erect the new bridge by the end of the year.
It took them only two days to erect a temporary shelter for the refugees.
She used a pole to erect the tent in the backyard.
erect + noun (concrete object)
直接接宾语，常用于大型建筑或结构。
The company plans to erect a new factory.
公司计划建造一座新工厂。
erect + noun + from/in/on + noun (prepositional phrase)
用in/on/from等介词说明地点或材料。
They erected a monument in the town square.
他们在镇广场上竖立了一座纪念碑。
be erected (passive)
被动语态，强调动作的承受者。
Connections
Collocations
- erect a building
- 建造建筑物
- The company plans to erect a new office building downtown.该公司计划在市中心建造一栋新的办公楼。
- erect a monument
- 竖立纪念碑
- A monument was erected in honor of the war heroes.为纪念战争英雄竖立了一座纪念碑。
- erect a barrier
- 设置障碍
- They erected a barrier to block the road.他们设置了一道障碍来封锁道路。
- erect a tent
- 搭帐篷
- We erected our tent near the river.我们在河边搭起了帐篷。
- erect scaffolding
- 搭脚手架
- Workers are erecting scaffolding around the old church.工人们正在旧教堂周围搭脚手架。
- erect a statue
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象“e”像一座大楼，“rect”像“直”，合起来就是“竖立一座大楼”，牢记 erect 是“建造、竖立”。
Context & Register
register: formal; contexts: construction, architecture, formal writing; note_zh: 通常用于正式场合，如建造或竖立物体，以及医学上的勃起。多用于书面语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-rect' (correct, direct) rhyme with 'erect' (both have /rɛkt/). Words ending in '-lect','-pect','-tect','-spect' (select, expect, protect, respect) share the '-ect' spelling but have different consonant clusters and do not rhyme with erect.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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