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单词 erection
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
e•rec•tion  (i rekshən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act of erecting.
  2. the state of being erected.
  3. something erected, as a building or other structure.
  4. Physiologya distended and rigid state of an organ or part containing erectile tissue, esp. of the penis or the clitoris.
  • Late Latin ērēctiōn- (stem of ērēctiō). See erect, -ion
  • 1495–1505

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
erection /ɪˈrɛkʃən/ n
  1. the act of erecting or the state of being erected
  2. something that has been erected; a building or construction
  3. the enlarged state or condition of erectile tissues or organs, esp the penis, when filled with blood
  4. an erect penis
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
e•rect /ɪˈrɛkt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. upright and straight in position or posture: to sit erect.

v. [+ object]
  1. Buildingto build; construct:erected a monument to the founder in the town square.
  2. to raise and set in an upright or vertical position:to erect a tent.
e•rec•tion /ɪˈrɛkʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable* countable]
e•rect•ly, adv. 
e•rect•ness, n. [uncountable]See -rect-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
e•rect  (i rekt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. upright in position or posture:to stand or sit erect.
  2. raised or directed upward:a dog with ears erect.
  3. Botanyvertical throughout;
    not spreading or declined:an erect stem; an erect leaf or ovule.
  4. Heraldry
    • (of a charge) represented palewise:a sword erect.
    • (of an animal or part of an animal) represented upright:a boar's head erect.
  5. Optics(of an image) having the same position as the object;
    not inverted.

v.t. 
  1. Buildingto build;
    construct;
    raise:to erect a house.
  2. to raise and set in an upright or vertical position:to erect a telegraph pole.
  3. to set up or establish, as an institution;
    found.
  4. to bring about;
    cause to come into existence:to erect barriers to progress.
  5. Mathematics[Geom.]to draw or construct (a line or figure) upon a given line, base, or the like.
  6. to form or create legally (usually fol. by into):to erect a territory into a state.
  7. Opticsto change (an inverted image) to the normal position.
  8. Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]to assemble;
    make ready for use.

v.i. 
  1. to become erect;
    stand up or out.
  • Latin ērēctus raised up (past participle of ērigere), equivalent. to ē- e- + reg- guide, direct (see royal) + -tus past participle suffix
  • Middle English 1350–1400
e•recta•ble, adj. 
e•rectly, adv. 
e•rectness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged standing, vertical. See upright. 
    • 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged upraise.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reclining.

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