erection
n
1 [U] (fml 文) action of erecting; state of being erected 建造; 设立; 创立
The erection of the building took several months. 建造这座建筑物花了好几个月的时间.
2 [C] (fml sometimes derog 文, 有时作贬义) thing that has been erected; building or structure 竖立物; 建筑物
She calls the new opera house `that hideous erection'. 她把新歌剧院称作`那讨厌的庞然大物'.
3 [C] hardening and swelling (esp of the penis) in sexual excitement (性兴奋时, 尤指阴茎之)勃起
get/have an erection 产生勃起.
🗣️ 情景例句
When I came here,
当我初到这,
His thinking is behind the times.
他的想法赶不上时代。
tap water that is too hot to touch can be left to cool and is generally safe to drink.