upstanding
美音:
[´ʌp´stændıŋ
]英音:
[´ʌp´stændıŋ
]adj.直立的
难易程度:
upstanding为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
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