挺直身子 meaning in Chinese
draw up
Examples
- The doctor straightens and turns: bushy hair, a heavy square face, a hard big jaw .
大夫挺直身子，转过身来：浓密的沙色头发，宽阔的方脸，结实有力的大颚。 - He jerked upright and, lashed fiery whips of fear and guilt, backed hurriedly to the door .
他猛地挺直身子，在恐惧和内疚的火红鞭子的鞭策下，急煎煎地退到门边。 - Suddenly tom straightened up and hitting upward, with his closed fist, struck the soldier, not too hard, so as not to discourage him, along the side of the jaw .
突然间，汤姆挺直身子，攥紧拳头朝上打去，一拳打在大兵的下颚边上，打得不太重，不让对方一下子就泄气。 - He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight
讥笑别人驼背的人，自己先得挺直身子。 - Hold yourself upright when you walk
你走路时要挺直身子。