单词 | upstanding |
释义 | Word family noun stand standing adjective standing outstanding upstanding verb stand adverb outstandingly up·stand·ing /ʌpˈstændɪŋ/ adjective formal 1 HONESThonest and responsible 诚实的,正直的 upstanding young men and women 正直的青年男女2. standing upright or pointing upwards 直立的;向上的3. be upstanding British English spoken formal used in a formal situation such as a law court to tell people to stand up as a sign of respect for an important person 起立〔用于法庭等正式场合,要求人们站起来以示对某重要人物的尊重〕Examples from the Corpusupstanding• an upstanding citizen• A strong breeze caught the upstanding feathered plumes of her hat and blew it off.• At the kitchen door, the cat, neck-fur upstanding like the spines of a hedgehog, wailed to be let out.• So Gilly was an elder of the church, an upstanding member of the community.• She was a fine upstanding middle-aged lady with sharp eyes and a lucid tongue.up·stand·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable Corpus and responsible honest |
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