用作定语
▲～+n.
He climbed the vertical cliff.他攀登陡峭的悬崖。
For a car that went over the edge of the road, there was a vertical fall to the sea below.车子翻出公路边沿,垂直坠落于海中。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
The northern side of the mountain is almost vertical.这座山的北坡几乎是垂直的。
Telegraph poles must be set in the ground so that they are vertical.电线杆必须直立地竖插在地上。
▲S+be+～+prep.-phrase
The tower is not completely vertical to the ground.这座塔同地面不完全垂直。
