vertically

/ˈvɜːtɪkli/ (bre, ipa) · [vˈɚtɪkli] /ˈvɜːrtɪkli/ (ame, ipa) · [vˈɚtɪkli] /-li/ (ame, mw)

vertically — adverb

1. In a straight up-and-down direction, making a 90-degree angle with a level surfa

1.副詞B2
釋義

In a straight up-and-down direction, making a 90-degree angle with a level surface like the ground or a floor.

例句

Trang hung the painting vertically on the wall above her desk.

verb + object + adverb: hang something vertically

The bamboo grew almost vertically out of the dry ground.

intransitive verb + adverb: grow vertically

同義詞
  • upright

    used especially for objects or bodies standing straight; less technical than vertically

  • perpendicularly

    more formal and technical; emphasizes the exact right angle between two surfaces

  • straight up

    informal and directional; common in spoken English for describing movement

反義詞
  • horizontally

    in a left-to-right direction parallel to the ground

文法句型

verb + vertically

用法筆記

As an adverb, vertically typically comes directly after the verb it modifies, especially when describing physical position or movement (hang it vertically, cut vertically, climb vertically).

常見錯誤

❌I need to vertically cut the paper.
✅I need to cut the paper vertically.
💡In everyday English, the adverb vertically usually follows, not precedes, the verb.