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upstanding

美音:[´ʌp´stændıŋ ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.直立的

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upstanding为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:upstandingness

upstanding


/,ʌp'stændɪŋ; ʌp`stændɪŋ/
adj [attrib 作定语] (fml or rhet 文或修辞)
1 strong, healthy and vigorous 强健而有活力的
*a fine upstanding figure of a man 一个男子的强健、匀称的体格.
2 decent and honest 正派而诚实的
*upstanding members of the city council 市议会的正派而诚实的议员们.

upstanding


adj formal
honest and responsible
 upstanding young men and women
standing upright or pointing upwards
be upstanding
BrE 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