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
You'll have another chance next election.
下次选举时, 还有机会。
Slowly, mountains are worn away by the wind.
山体逐渐被风化了。
The old lady was glad to be back at the block of flats where she lived.