1
- at right angles to a horizontal plane; in a direction, or having an alignment, such that the top is directly above the bottom垂直的; 竖的：
the vertical axis
纵轴线
keep your back vertical.
背要挺直。
2
- archaic denoting a point at the zenith or the highest point of something〈古〉顶点的, 最高点的。
3
- Anatomy of or relating to the crown of the head【剖】颅顶的, 头顶的。
4
- involving different levels of a hierarchy or progression, in particular不同层次（或等级）的, 尤指：
4.1
- involving all the stages from the production to the sale of a class of goods（某类产品从生产到销售各个阶段）纵向结构的, 垂直结构的。
4.2
- (especially of the transmission of disease or genetic traits) passed from one generation to the next（尤指疾病或遗传特性传递）代代相传的, 垂直传递的, 垂直传播的。
1
- （一般作the vertical）a vertical line or plane垂直线; 垂直面：
the columns incline several degrees away from the vertical.
那些柱子有几度的倾斜。
2
- an upright structure垂直物; 竖杆：
we remodelled the opening with a simple lintel and unadorned verticals.
我们用一个简易的楣和几根未装饰的竖杆改建了洞口。
3
- short for VERTICAL TASTING.VERTICAL TASTING的简称。
4
- the distance between the highest and lowest points of a ski area（滑雪场）最高点与最低点的距离, 垂直高度差：
the resort claims a vertical of 2,100 metres.
那个旅游胜地称其滑雪场垂直高度差有2,100米。
派生词
verticality
nounverticalize
（亦作-ise）verbvertically
adverb词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'directly overhead'）： from French, or from late Latin verticalis, from vertex （see VERTEX）.