People or things that are erect are straight and upright.
Stand reasonably erect, your arms hanging naturally.
站直,双臂自然下垂。
erects , erecting , erected
If people erect something such as a building, bridge, or barrier, they build it or create it.
Opposition demonstrators have erected barricades in roads leading to the parliament building.
反对派示威者在通往议会大厦的路上设置了路障。
The building was erected in 1900–1901.
该建筑建于1900-1901年间。
If you erect a system, a theory, or an institution, you create it.
Japanese proprietors are erecting a complex infrastructure of political influence throughout America.
日本社长正在全美构建复杂的、具有政治影响力的基础设施。