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a/an upright
He nailed the boards to the uprights.
他把木板钉在立柱上。
立柱；竖杆
uprights — plural of upright
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立柱；竖杆
a vertical part of a structure, such as a post or stake
He nailed the boards to the uprights.
他把木板钉在立柱上。
结构中的任何垂直部分
Any vertical part of a structure.
作为柱子或桩的垂直结构构件
a vertical structural member as a post or stake
在双字谜或三字谜中,由交叉字的首字母、中间字母或末字母提示的词。
A word clued by the successive initial, middle, or final letters of the cross-lights in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
立式钢琴
a piano with a vertical sounding board
The carpenter checked each upright before fixing the shelf to the wall.
木匠在把搁板固定到墙上之前检查了每一根立柱。
AI contextual example
The fence's wooden uprights had rotted after years of rain.
篱笆的木立柱经过多年雨水已经腐烂。
AI contextual example
Make sure the upright is perfectly level before you pour the concrete.
在浇筑混凝土之前，要确保立柱完全垂直。
AI contextual example
the ball sailed between the uprights
球从球门立柱之间飞过。
WordNet
He nailed the boards to the uprights.
他把木板钉在立柱上。
She prefers an upright to a grand piano.
比起三角钢琴，她更喜欢立式钢琴。
The upright of the fence is rotting.
围栏的立柱正在腐烂。
Not this
The fence has two wooden upright.
Use this
The fence has two wooden uprights.
Upright作为可数名词，复数形式应加-s。
Not this
She practices on upright every day.
Use this
She practices on an upright every day.
Upright作为可数名词单数，需要一个冠词（如an）。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
木立柱
The fence is supported by several wooden uprights.
围栏由几根木立柱支撑。
直立梁
The upright beams form the frame of the house.
直立梁构成了房子的框架。
铁柱
The gate is anchored with heavy iron uprights.
大门用沉重的铁柱固定。
立式钢琴
She practices on an upright piano every evening.
她每晚在立式钢琴上练习。
立式大钢琴
The music room contains an upright grand piano.
音乐室里有一架立式大钢琴。
立式乐器
The upright instrument was a gift from her grandmother.
这件立式乐器是她祖母送的礼物。
直挺挺地
He sat bolt upright when he heard the alarm.
听到警报声，他直挺挺地坐了起来。
发长 /aɪ/ 音 (如 high, light)
Same pattern, same sound
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想象“up（向上）”和“right（正确）”组合：向上站得正确就是直立，如柱子或立式钢琴。
Register: neutral; Contexts: construction, architecture, furniture; Note: 通常用于指代垂直支撑结构或立式钢琴，前者常见于建筑语境，后者用于乐器描述。
All listed words share the spelling chunk '-ight' and rhyme with the second syllable of 'upright' (/aɪt/). Warning: Words with the spelling '-eight' (e.g., eight, weight, freight) have the vowel sound /eɪt/, which is different from /aɪt/. Be careful not to confuse them.
Dictionary facts from AI_FALLBACK, DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.