erect

1.V-TIf peopleerectsomething such as a building, bridge, or barrier, they build it or create it. 建造[正式]例：Opposition demonstrators have erected barricades in roads leading to the parliament building.反對派示威者在通往議會大廈的路上設置了路障。例：The building was erected in 1900-1901.該建築建於1900-1901年間。

2.V-TIf youerecta system, a theory, or an institution, you create it. 創建例：Japanese proprietors are erecting a complex infrastructure of political influence throughout America.日本業主們正在全美國構建複雜的政治影響力網絡。

3.ADJPeople or things that areerectare straight and upright. 直立的; 豎直的例：Stand reasonably erect, your arms hanging naturally.儘可能站直，雙臂自然下垂。 ^[1]