Word · Frequency #6573
upright
扶正;重新立起
To set something upright or stand it back up after it has fallen.
- 1.
To set upright or stand back up (something that has fallen).
将(倒下的物体)竖直或重新立起
将(倒下的物体)竖直或重新立起
In use
After the storm, we uprighted the fallen fence posts in the garden.
He carefully uprighted the overturned chair before sitting down.
The crane is designed to upright heavy vehicles that have rolled over.
upright sth
upright 用作动词时是及物的,宾语通常是倒下的物体,如椅子、自行车、船等。
She uprighted the fallen bicycle.
她把倒下的自行车扶正。
be uprighted
被动语态强调动作的承受者;不强调施动者时也常用被动式。
The fallen sign was uprighted by the workers.
倒下的标牌被工人们扶正了。
Verb forms
base upright · third person uprights · -ing uprighting · past uprighted · past participle uprighted
规则动词,过去式和过去分词加-ed
Common mistakes
He upright the fallen chair.He uprighted the fallen chair.
“upright”作动词是规则动词,过去式和过去分词都要加 -ed;原形与形容词同形,容易误以为不变形,但这里要表示过去的动作,所以必须用 uprighted。
He uprighted the chair up.He uprighted the chair.
upright 作动词已含有“使竖直、立起”的方向含义,后面再加 up 是多余且不符合英语搭配;直接接宾语即可。
Connections
Collocations
- upright a fallen chair
- 扶起倒下的椅子
- He uprighted the fallen chair and set it back at the table.他扶起倒下的椅子,放回桌边。
- upright a boat
- 把船扶正
- The crew worked together to upright the capsized sailboat.船员们合力把倾覆的帆船扶正。
- upright a fallen tree
- 扶正倒下的树木
- After the storm, we managed to upright the young tree.暴风雨过后,我们设法扶正了那棵小树。
- upright a bike
- 扶起自行车
- She uprighted her bike and continued cycling.她扶起自行车,继续骑行。
- upright the pole
- 把杆子竖直
- He uprighted the pole and fastened it to the base.他把杆子竖直,然后固定在底座上。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想:up(向上)+ right(正)——把倒下的东西“扶正”,就是让它回到“正确向上”的状态。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:formal writing、news reports、instruction manuals 作动词时,多用于正式或书面语境(如新闻报道、说明文),日常口语中更常说 “stand something up” 或 “set something upright”。该词语气不算特别正式,但口语中较少单独使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词的末尾读音都与 upright 的 -ight 相同,均为 /aɪt/:right、light、night、sight、write、kite。注意 write 虽拼作 -ite,读音也与 right 相同。注意 upright 拼写以 up 开头,但动词 upright 读 /əˈpraɪt/,up 不读 /ʌp/,不要把它误拆成 up + right 来读。
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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