VERTICAL1 standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down2 to put something into a vertical positionRELATED WORDSoppositeFLAT/NOT FLATsee alsoUP1 standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down 垂直的vertical /ˈvɜːʳtɪkəl/ [adjective] The wallpaper has vertical pink and white stripes. 墙纸上是粉红和白色相间的垂直条纹。 In some places the cliff was almost vertical, and much too dangerous to climb. 有些地方悬崖几乎是垂直的，非常危险，不能攀登。 The vertical line on the graph represents the time taken, and the horizontal line represents the distance travelled. 这张图表上垂直的线代表所花的时间，横线代表所走过的距离。 a fairground ride that ends with a vertical drop of a hundred feet 以百米垂直坠落结束的游乐设施vertically [adverb] a sheet of paper divided vertically into two 竖直一分为二的纸upright /ˈʌp-raɪt/ [adverb]in a vertical position 直立的，竖直的sit/stand upright The ceiling was so low that he couldn't stand upright. 天花板低得使他不能站直身子。hold/keep something upright Keep the bottle upright, in case it leaks. 使瓶子保持直立，以防渗漏。 She sat quietly, her violin held upright in her lap. 她静静地坐着，把小提琴笔直地放在膝上。straight up /ˌstreɪt ˈʌp/ [adverb]in a vertical direction, into or towards the sky 笔直地〔向上〕point/rise/travel etc straight up The rocket shot straight up and exploded overhead. 火箭笔直地向上射去，在空中爆炸。 The towers of the hospital rose straight up from the edge of the highway. 医院的塔楼耸立在高速公路边。 A thin crack running straight up the wall had appeared. 墙上出现了一条笔直的细缝。 At this point, the base of the golf club should point straight up into the air. 此时，高尔夫球杆的底部应该笔直地指向天空。perpendicular /ˌpɜːʳpənˈdɪkjɑləʳ◂/ [adjective]perfectly vertical in relation to the ground, or in relation to another line - used especially in technical contexts 垂直的，成直角的〔尤用于技术方面〕 Behind them, there was a perpendicular wall of rock. 他们身后是一道陡直的岩石墙。 Ensure that the plumbline is perpendicular before you start to draw the line. 开始画线前，要确保铅锤线是垂直的。perpendicular toat an angle of 90 degrees to another line or surface 垂直的，成直角的 In a graph, the x-axis is perpendicular to the y-axis. 在图中，x轴与y轴垂直。erect /ɪˈrekt/ [adjective]in a very straight, stiff, vertical position 垂直的，竖直的 The headstones were all erect and orderly. 墓碑整整齐齐地竖立着。 The rabbit looked all around, with its ears erect. 这只兔子竖着耳朵，四处张望。sit/stand/walk etc erect The magistrate sat there, stern and erect, as the charge was read out. 宣读起诉书的时候，地方法官表情严肃，笔直地坐在那里。 She holds her head erect, with her blonde curls falling down her back. 她昂着头，金黄色的鬈发垂在背后。sheer /ʃɪəʳ/ [adjective only before noun]asheer surface or slope is very steep, almost vertical 陡峭的，陡直的sheer cliff/drop/slope etc The coastguard patrols paths at the top of high and sheer cliffs. 海岸警卫队在高耸的悬崖峭壁顶上的小路上巡逻。 I stood at the edge of the old chalk quarry, with a sheer drop of ten or twenty metres below me. 我站在旧白垩采石场边缘，离下面有一二十米的垂直距离。2 to put something into a vertical position 将某物垂直放置stand up /ˌstænd ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb]to put something into a vertical position, especially when this is its usual position 使直立，竖放〔尤指竖直是其通常的安置方式时〕stand something up Tom stood the statue up and looked at it. 汤姆把雕像竖直放好，然后看着它。 Stand the wine bottle up for a few hours in a warm place before drinking. 把酒瓶直立放在一个温暖的地方，过几个小时再喝。stand up something The bartender had to go round standing up all the stools that had been knocked down in the fight. 酒吧男招待只得把斗殴中被打翻的凳子都扶起来。stand something on end /ˌstænd something ɒn ˈend/ [verb phrase]to put something in a vertical position, when this is not its usual position 把某物竖直〔指竖直不是其通常的安置方式时〕 We had to stand the table on end to get it through the door. 我们不得不把桌子竖起来才抬出门去。