Something that is vertical stands or points straight up.
例句
The climber inched up a vertical wall of rock...攀登者慢慢爬上了陡直的石壁。The gadget can be attached to any vertical or near vertical surface.該裝置可以裝在任何垂直或近似垂直的平面上。
N-SING
垂直方向
The vertical is the direction that points straight up, at an angle of 90 degrees to a flat surface.
例句
Pluto seems to have suffered a major collision that tipped it 122 degrees from the vertical.冥王星似乎受到過嚴重撞擊，傾斜了122度。
N-COUNT
垂直線;垂直面
A vertical is a line or structure that is vertical.
例句
As long as the verticals align, the design will look regular.只要所有垂直面在一條線上，圖案看起來就會很整齊。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
垂直的, 豎的
He climbed the vertical cliff.他攀登陡峭的懸崖。The northern side of the mountain is almost vertical.這座山的北坡幾乎是垂直的。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. something that is oriented vertically
2. a vertical structural member as a post or stake;
"the ball sailed between the uprights"
Adjective
1. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line;
"a vertical camera angle""the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab""measure the perpendicular height"
2. upright in position or posture;
"an erect stature""erect flower stalks""for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression""a column still vertical amid the ruins""he sat bolt upright"