erect
adj
verb
ɪˈrekt adj
1 in a straight upright position 直立的,垂直的
Martin stood erect on the platform.
马丁在讲台上笔直地站着。
2 an erect PENIS or NIPPLE is stiff and bigger than it usually is because a person is sexually excited 〔阴茎〕勃起的; 〔乳头〕挺起的
verb
3 to build something such as a building or wall [正式] 建造,建立 formal
an imposing town hall, erected in 1892
建于 1892 年的气势宏伟的市政厅
Police have erected barriers across the main roads into the town.
警察在通往城里的主要道路上设立了路障。
4 to fix all the pieces of something together, and put it in an upright position 搭建,竖起;
It took a couple of hours to erect the tent.
搭帐篷花了几个小时。
5 to establish something such as a system or institution 创建,确立〔体系或制度〕