亚洲网紅露点

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erect

[ ih-rekt ]

adjective

  1. upright in position or posture:

    to stand or sit erect.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. raised or directed upward:

    a dog with ears erect.

  3. Botany. vertical throughout; not spreading or declined:

    an erect stem;

    an erect leaf or ovule.

  4. Heraldry.
    1. (of a charge) represented vertically, following the line of a pale:

      a sword erect.

    2. (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.


verb (used with object)

  1. to build; construct; raise:

    to erect a house.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  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. Geometry. to draw or construct (a line or figure) upon a given line, base, or the like.
  6. to form or create legally (usually followed by into ):

    to erect a territory into a state.

  7. Optics. to change (an inverted image) to the normal position.
  8. Machinery. to assemble; make ready for use.

verb (used without object)

  1. to become erect; stand up or out.

erect

/ 瑟藞谤蓻办迟 /

adjective

  1. upright in posture or position; not bent or leaning

    an erect stance

  2. (of an optical image) having the same orientation as the object; not inverted
  3. physiol (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) firm or rigid after swelling with blood, esp as a result of sexual excitement
  4. (of plant parts) growing vertically or at right angles to the parts from which they arise
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to put up; construct; build
  2. to raise to an upright position; lift up

    to erect a flagpole

  3. to found or form; set up
  4. also intr physiol to become or cause to become firm or rigid by filling with blood
  5. to hold up as an ideal; exalt
  6. optics to change (an inverted image) to an upright position
  7. to draw or construct (a line, figure, etc) on a given line or figure, esp at right angles to it
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 别藞谤别肠迟补产濒别, adjective
  • 别藞谤别肠迟濒测, adverb
  • 别藞谤别肠迟苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 别路谤别肠迟路补路产濒别 adjective
  • 别路谤别肠迟路濒测 adverb
  • 别路谤别肠迟路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 苍辞苍路别路谤别肠迟路颈苍驳 adjective
  • 辫谤别路别路谤别肠迟 verb (used with object)
  • 谤别路别路谤别肠迟 verb (used with object)
  • 蝉别尘路颈路别路谤别肠迟 adjective
  • sem路i路别路谤别肠迟路濒测 adverb
  • sem路i路别路谤别肠迟路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 蝉耻产路别路谤别肠迟 adjective
  • sub路别路谤别肠迟路濒测 adverb
  • sub路别路谤别肠迟路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 耻苍路别路谤别肠迟 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of erect1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English, from Latin 脓谤脓肠迟耻蝉 鈥渞aised up鈥 (past participle of 脓谤颈驳别谤别 ), equivalent to 脓- e- 1 + reg- 鈥済uide, direct鈥 ( royal ) + -tus past participle suffix
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of erect1

C14: from Latin 脓谤颈驳别谤别 to set up, from regere to control, govern
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Synonym Study

See upright.
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Example Sentences

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And, as soon as the mourning ends, the work erecting the bridge from one win to 16 of them can begin.

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On Monday, the White House erected a line of placards around its lawn featuring the images of 100 people taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Following the crash, a police cordon was erected around the scene and part of the road was temporarily closed.

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Construction equipment whines as workers erect towering bleachers in a downtown park.

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A visitor centre is a focal point, near to where a handful of memorial stones and crosses have been erected.

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