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释义 | erect1 verberect2 adjective erecterect1 ●●○ verb [transitive] Word OriginWORD ORIGINerect2 Verb TableOrigin: 1300-1400 Latin erectus, past participle of erigere ‘to erect’, from regere ‘to lead straight, guide’VERB TABLE erect
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
THESAURUS► build Collocations to make a house, road, wall, bridge etc using bricks, stone, wood, or other materials: · A new stadium will be built for the Olympics. ► construct to build a building, bridge, machine etc. Construct is more formal than build: · The council plans to construct two new schools. ► put up something to build a wall, fence, or building, or put a statue somewhere. Put up is less formal than build: · The neighbours have put up a new wooden fence. ► erect formal to build a wall, fence, or building, especially a public building, or put a statue somewhere: · A monument to the Canadian soldiers was erected in Green Park. ► throw something up British English informal to build something very quickly: · Developers have hastily thrown up family homes in the area. ► put together to make something from its parts, for example a piece of furniture: · It took an hour to put the bookcase together. ► assemble formal to put all the parts of something such as a machine or a piece of furniture together: · A line of robots assemble the cars. Longman Language Activatorto build something► build to make a house, road, wall, bridge etc using bricks, stone, wood or other materials: · Are they going to build on this land?· His ambition is to build his own house.· The cost of building the new football stadium was over $40 million.· The road was originally built by the Romans.be built of concrete/stone/wood etc: · Only about 3% of houses in the US are built of concrete. ► put up to build a wall, fence, or a tall building: put up something: · They're planning to tear down these apartments and put up an office building.put something up: · Isobel and Peter have put a stone wall up along the side of the garden. ► construct to build a large public building, a bridge, road etc: · The city council has plans for constructing two new schools and a hospital.· This elegant two-storey stone building was constructed in 1889.· New freeway ramps are being constructed in San Bruno. ► go up especially spoken if buildings are going up in a place, they are being built: · It seems like new beachfront hotels are going up every week.· Whenever a new mall goes up, I ask myself how many of these things we need. ► erect formal to build a public building or structure: · The first lighthouse was erected on the island in 1912.· The group hopes to erect a statue of Fleming next year. WORD SETS► Constructionadobe, nounasphalt, nounbatten, nounbeam, nounblueprint, nounboard, nounboom, nounbreeze-block, nounbrick, nounbricklayer, nounbrickwork, nounbucket, nounbuilder, nounbuilding contractor, nounbuilding site, nounbulldoze, verbbulldozer, nounbuttress, nouncaisson, nouncantilever, nouncastellated, adjectivecavity wall, nouncement, nouncement, verbconcrete, adjectiveconcrete, nounconcrete, verbconduit, nounconstruct, verbcrane, nouncrosspiece, noundaub, noundigger, noundowel, noundrain, noundrainage, noundraughtsman, noundry-stone wall, noundry wall, nounduckboards, noundustsheet, nounembankment, nounerect, verberection, nounfence, verbfencing, nounfiberboard, nounfibreboard, nounfloor plan, nounfoundation, noungantry, noungatepost, noungirder, noungreenfield site, nounhalf-timbered, adjectivehard hat, nounhod, nounhousing association, nounhousing project, nounjackhammer, nounjib, nounjoist, nounkeystone, nounlath, nounleading, nounmansard, nounmortar, nounpanelling, nounpanel pin, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpebbledash, nounpier, nounpile driver, nounplank, nounplanking, nounplaster, nounplaster, verbplasterboard, nounplasterer, nounplate glass, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounprime, verbprimer, nounproperty developer, nounputty, nounquantity surveyor, nounrebuild, verbreconstruct, verbreconstruction, nounrefurbish, verbreinforced concrete, nounrendering, nounrenovate, verbrevetment, nounroof, nounroof, verbroofing, nounrooftop, nounrubble, nounsand, verbsandstone, nounsaw, verbscaffold, nounscaffolding, nounshovel, nounsite, nounskip, nounslab, nounslate, nounspan, verbstarter home, nounsteam shovel, nounstilt, nounstucco, nounsurface, verbsuspension bridge, nounthatch, nounthatched, adjectivetile, nountile, verbtiling, nountimber, nountopcoat, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► erect/build/put up barriers 1 formal to build something such as a building or wall: an imposing town hall, erected in 1892 Police have erected barriers across the main roads into the town.2to fix all the pieces of something together, and put it in an upright position SYN put up: It took a couple of hours to erect the tent.3to establish something such as a system or institution· Some kids have erected emotional barriers that stop them from learning. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► barricade· They erected barricades to block traffic, but these were removed following peaceful negotiations with police. ► barrier· Schools unwittingly erect a language barrier which must exclude great numbers of parents.· The sugar program works by limiting domestic production and erecting trade barriers that keep the price of imported sugar high.· Thus Blacks became a prime source of hostility for white unionists who set about erecting discriminatory barriers.· Work-inhibited children have erected emotional barriers to education and, in response to demands by adults, these barriers become more impenetrable.· Thatcher erect new barrier to monetary unity.· Password Schemes One straight forward security solution, a password scheme, erects a first-level barrier to accidental intrusion.· Other status groups erect less formidable barriers to entry.· Powerful incumbent airlines found three ways to erect strategic entry barriers and consolidate their market power. ► bridge· Hugh Clopton, a mercer, erected the bridge at Stratford-upon-Avon that still bears his name.· Now most of the monasteries have carved stairways into the stone or erected bridges to usher outsiders into their world. ► building· The architect knows only too well how devoted they become to a building once it is erected.· Their path westwards can still be traced by the chain of distinctive buildings they erected on their way across.· By the eleventh century a number of towns existed along the valley and important civic and ecclesiastical buildings were erected.· In the fifth century rectangular and sunken buildings were erected over an earlier farm and its fields. ► church· Ironically, while they erected 660 churches, they closed thirty-three for every twenty-one new ones they built.· Francis, where his body remained until I 471, when it was moved to the newly erected church dedicated to him.· Funeral monuments continued to be erected in parish churches in all parts of the country throughout the seventeenth century. ► fence· Three men, including one called Andrew Cunningham, were brought to the surface to erect the fence.· Buchanan wants to erect a fence on the nation Southwest border to stop illegal immigration.· The city erected a temporary fence around the tree and postponed grading of the area. ► house· He would erect houses, she would have neighbours, Thomas would be able to play with their children.· And an immense fire escape, erected when the house was transformed into apartments in the 1940s, decorated the front exterior. ► memorial· The black sanctuaries are burning even as the South erects memorials to the sorry chapters in its history.· Many cities have erected similar memorials.· In 1791 Sir Richard erected a memorial to his parents at Skelton church, near York.· In 1891, an obelisk of Aberdeen granite was erected as a memorial in place of the headstone.· Now the people of the town have honoured his bravery by erecting a permanent memorial. ► monument· William Arbuthnot erected a monument on the spot.· The miners erected a monument that still stands.· Each species of coral has its own pattern of budding and so erects its own characteristic monument. ► sign· The defendants erected an advertising sign which projected into the plaintiff's airspace by eight inches.· But it says the area is unsafe and has erected warning signs. ► site· A school-room of brick construction was erected on the site of the ancient building in 1862.· Following demolition, a memorial hall, named after the late member was erected on the site. ► statue· Strictly speaking, we should erect a statue to a plumber in Trafalgar Square.· The mission: raise $ 50, 000 and erect a commemorative statue on the City Hall front lawn. ► structure· Of course, the capacity of societies with little technology but plentiful manpower to erect impressive structures can be widely illustrated. ► tent· As we erected the tent Tony became wistful again.· And, as is customary, the families would erect a mourning tent.· The ganja farms increased in rapid frequency, with hastily erected tents dotting the hillsides.· Monday, the family erected a white tent of mourning outside their house in Rimal, on the outskirts of Gaza City.· The tent will then be held to the ground while you insert the poles and erect the tent. 5.· If it were a horse race, they might be erecting tents right now on the first turn.· The defendant's employees erected a tent over a manhole and surrounded the tent with paraffin lamps.· A few miles below, Southern California Edison was building a project and had erected a tent city for 140 men. ► wall· But if you erect this wall around yourself we shall be forced to throw stones.· They argued a lot, with Tom and Frank finally erecting an invisible wall between them.· The SinnFein posters stand rolled and erect against the wall.· I do think we erect all sorts of walls within ourselves, profession, place, etc.· Screens were erected on the walls. erect1 verberect2 adjective erecte‧rect2 /ɪˈrekt/ adjective ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorstanding, pointing, or moving straight up or down► vertical Collocations · The wallpaper has vertical pink and white stripes.· In some places the cliff was almost vertical, and much too dangerous to climb.· The vertical line on the graph represents the time taken, and the horizontal line represents the distance travelled.· a fairground ride that ends with a vertical drop of a hundred feet ► upright in a vertical position: sit/stand upright: · The ceiling was so low that he couldn't stand upright.hold/keep something upright: · Keep the bottle upright, in case it leaks.· She sat quietly, her violin held upright in her lap. ► straight up in a vertical direction, into or towards the sky: point/rise/travel etc straight up: · The rocket shot straight up and exploded overhead.· The towers of the hospital rose straight up from the edge of the highway.· A thin crack running straight up the wall had appeared.· At this point, the base of the golf club should point straight up into the air. ► perpendicular perfectly vertical in relation to the ground, or in relation to another line - used especially in technical contexts: · Behind them, there was a perpendicular wall of rock.· Ensure that the plumbline is perpendicular before you start to draw the line.perpendicular to (=at an angle of 90 degrees to another line or surface): · In a graph, the x-axis is perpendicular to the y-axis. ► erect in a very straight, stiff, vertical position: · The headstones were all erect and orderly.· The rabbit looked all around, with its ears erect.sit/stand/walk etc erect: · The magistrate sat there, stern and erect, as the charge was read out.· She holds her head erect, with her blonde curls falling down her back. ► sheer a sheer surface or slope is very steep, almost vertical: sheer cliff/drop/slope etc: · The coastguard patrols paths at the top of high and sheer cliffs. · I stood at the edge of the old chalk quarry, with a sheer drop of ten or twenty metres below me. WORD SETS► HumanAB, nounabdomen, nounaccommodation, nounAchilles tendon, nounAdam's apple, nounadaptation, nounadenoids, nounadrenalin, nounairway, nounambidextrous, adjectiveanatomical, adjectiveankle, nounantibody, nounantigen, nounanus, nounanvil, nounaorta, nounappendix, nounarch, nounarmpit, nounarterial, adjectiveartery, nounatrium, nounbaby tooth, nounback, nounbackbone, nounbandy, adjectivebarrel-chested, adjectivebeat, verbbelly, nounbelly button, nounbicep, nounbig toe, nounbikini line, nounbile, nounbiological clock, nounbiorhythms, nounbiped, nounbladder, nounblind spot, nounblink, verbblink, nounblood count, nounblood group, nounblood pressure, nounbloodstream, nounblood type, nounblood vessel, nounBO, nounbody clock, nounbody odour, nounbone, nounbone marrow, nounbowel, nounbow legs, nounbrain, nounbrainwave, nounbreast, nounbreastbone, nounbristly, adjectivebronchial, adjectivebronchial tube, nounbrow, nounbuck teeth, nounbullnecked, adjectiveburp, verbbust, nounbuttock, nouncanine, nouncapillary, nouncardiac, adjectivecardio-, prefixcardiovascular, adjectivecarotid artery, nouncartilage, nouncentral nervous system, nouncerebellum, nouncerebral, adjectivecervical, adjectivecervix, nounchamber, nounchange of life, nouncheek, nouncheekbone, nounchest, nounchin, nouncirculation, nounclavicle, nouncleavage, nounclitoris, nounclose-set, adjectivecoccyx, nouncochlea, nouncock, nouncollarbone, nouncolon, nouncolour, nouncolour-blind, adjectiveconception, nouncone, nounconnective tissue, nouncoordination, nouncornea, nouncortex, nouncough, verbcough, nouncowlick, nouncranium, nouncrook, verbcrotch, nouncrow's feet, nouncrutch, nouncry, verbcuticle, noundandruff, noundeep-set, adjectivedefecate, verbdefence mechanism, noundental, adjectivedentine, nounderrière, noundiaphragm, noundigit, noundigital, adjectivedimple, noundisc, noundominant, adjectivedouble-jointed, adjectivedribble, verbdrool, verbduct, nounduodenum, nounear, nouneardrum, nounearhole, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbelbow, nounenamel, nounendocrine, adjectiveentrails, nounepidermis, nounepiglottis, nounerect, adjectiveerection, nounerogenous zone, nounexcrement, nounexcreta, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexpectorate, verbextremity, nouneye, nouneyebrow, nouneyelash, nouneyelid, nouneyesight, nouneye tooth, nounface, nounfallopian tube, nounfart, verbfart, nounfemur, nounfibre, nounfibula, nounfigure, nounfingernail, nounfingertip, nounfist, nounfive o'clock shadow, nounflat-chested, adjectivefoetal position, nounfolic acid, nounfollicle, nounforearm, nounforefinger, nounforehead, nounforeskin, nounframe, nounfunny bone, noungall bladder, noungallstone, noungastric, adjectivegenital, adjectivegenitals, noungland, nounglottis, noungonad, noungrey matter, noungroin, nounG-spot, noungullet, noungum, nounhair, nounhairless, adjectivehairy, adjectivehammer, nounhamstring, nounhand, nounhand-eye co-ordination, nounhandlebar moustache, nounhead, nounheart, nounheel, nounhiccup, nounhiccup, verbhip, nounHomo sapiens, nounhumerus, nounhymen, nounimmune, adjectiveimmune system, nounimmunity, nouninbred, adjectiveincisor, nounindex finger, nouninherit, verbinstep, nounintestine, nounin vitro fertilization, nouniris, nounIVF, nounjaw, nounjawbone, nounjowl, nounkidney, nounknee, nounknee cap, nounknuckle, nounlap, nounlarge intestine, nounlarynx, nounlash, nounlaugh lines, nounlaughter lines, nounleft-handed, adjectivelefty, nounlens, nounlid, nounlifeblood, nounligament, nounlip, nounlittle finger, nounliver, nounlobe, nounlong-sighted, adjectivelumbar, adjectivelung, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmammary, adjectivemammary gland, nounmanual, adjectivemarrow, nounmasticate, verbmatrix, nounmelanin, nounmelatonin, nounmember, nounmenopause, nounmenses, nounmenstrual, adjectivemenstrual period, nounmenstruate, verbmiddle ear, nounmiddle finger, nounmidget, nounmidriff, nounmilk tooth, nounmind, nounmolar, nounmucous membrane, nounmuscle, nounnail, nounnape, nounnasal, adjectivenavel, nounnervous, adjectiveneurology, nounneuron, nounniacin, nounnipple, nounnode, nounnodule, nounnostril, nounocular, adjectiveoesophagus, nounoral, adjectiveovary, nounoverbite, nounoviduct, nounpalate, nounpalm, nounpalpitate, verbpalpitations, nounpancreas, nounpassage, nounpatella, nounpectorals, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenetrate, verbpepsin, nounperiod, nounperiod pain, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphallus, nounpharynx, nounphlegm, nounphysical, adjectivephysiognomy, nounphysiology, nounphysique, nounpigeon-toed, adjectivepit, nounpituitary, nounplacenta, nounplasma, nounplatelet, nounpore, nounpotbelly, nounpremenstrual, adjectiveprepubescent, adjectivepressure point, nounprimal, adjectiveprivate parts, nounprognathous, adjectiveprostate, nounpuberty, nounpubescent, adjectivepubic, adjectivepudendum, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulse, nounpupil, nounquad, nounquadruplet, nounquin, nounquintuplet, nounradius, nounreceptor, nounrecessive, adjectiverectal, adjectiverectum, nounred blood cell, nounREM sleep, nounrenal, adjectiveretina, nounRhesus factor, nounRH factor, nounrib, nounrib cage, nounright, adjectiveright-handed, adjectiveright-hander, nounrigor mortis, nounring finger, nounrod, nounRoman nose, nounround-shouldered, adjectiverun, verbsalivary gland, nounsallow, adjectivescalp, nounscaly, adjectivescapula, nounsciatic, adjectivescrotum, nounsemen, nounseminal, adjectivesense, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectivesextuplet, nounshank, nounshin, nounshinbone, nounshoulder, nounshoulder blade, nounside, nounsinew, nounsinus, nounskeletal, adjectiveskull, nounsleep, verbsleep, nounsmall intestine, nounsneeze, verbsneeze, nounsnub nose, nounsnub-nosed, adjectivesoft palate, nounsolar plexus, nounsole, nounsphincter, nounspinal, adjectivespinal column, nounspine, nounspit, verbspit, nounspittle, nounspleen, nounspotty, adjectivesputum, nounsternum, nounsteroid, nounstirrup, nounstomach, nounstool, nounstubble, nounsubcutaneous, adjectivesuck, verbsuckle, verbsuckling, nounsweat gland, nounsystem, nountailbone, nountan, verbtan, nountanned, adjectivetarsus, nountartar, nountaste bud, nountear, nounteardrop, nounteat, nountemple, nountendon, nountestes, nountesticle, nountestis, nountestosterone, nounthickset, adjectivethigh, nounthorax, nounthroat, nounthumb, nounthumbnail, nounthyroid, nountibia, nounticklish, adjectivetoe, nountoenail, nountongue, nountonsil, nountooth, nountorso, nountouch, nountrachea, nountriceps, nountrunk, nountympanum, nounulna, nounumbilical cord, nounurethra, nounuterus, nounuvula, nounvagina, nounvascular, adjectivevein, nounvenous, adjectiveventricle, nounvessel, nounvestibule, nounvital, adjectivevocal cords, nounvoice box, nounvulva, nounwaist, nounwall-eyed, adjectivewax, nounwhite, nounwhite blood cell, nounwindpipe, nounwisdom tooth, nounwomb, nounwrinkle, verbwrist, nounyawn, verbyawn, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► stood erect 1in a straight upright position: Martin stood erect on the platform.2an erect penis or nipple is stiff and bigger than it usually is because a person is sexually excited Martin stood erect on the platform. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► erect/build/put up barriers· Some kids have erected emotional barriers that stop them from learning. |
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