1
- rigidly upright or straight竖直的, 挺直的：
she stood erect with her arms by her sides.
她双臂下垂, 笔直地站着。
1.1
- (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) enlarged and rigid, especially in sexual excitement（尤指性兴奋时的阴茎, 阴蒂, 乳头）勃起的。
1.2
- (of hair) standing up from the skin; bristling（毛发）竖起的。
with obj.
1- construct (a building, wall, or other upright structure)建造（楼房、墙壁或其他直立的建筑物）：
the guest house was erected in the eighteenth century.
这座宾馆是18世纪建造的。
1.1
- put into position and set upright (a barrier, statue, or other object)搭建, 架设（屏障等）; 竖立（雕像等）：
the police had erected roadblocks.
警察设置了路障。
1.2
- create or establish (a theory or system)创立（理论）; 建立（体制）：
the party that erected the welfare state.
建立福利国家的政党。
派生词
erectable
adjectiveerectly
adverberectness
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin erect- 'set up', from the verb erigere, from e- （variant of ex-） 'out' + regere 'to direct'.