erection
noun /ɪˈrekʃn/
  /ɪˈrekʃn/
- [countable] if a man has an erection, his penis is hard and stands up because he is sexually excited(阴茎)勃起 - to get/have an erection勃起 
 Collocations Dictionaryverb + erection- achieve
- get
- have
- …
 
- to get/have an erection
- [uncountable] (formal) the act of building something or putting it in a standing or upright position建造;竖立 - the erection of scaffolding around the building建筑物周围鹰架的搭建 
 
- the erection of scaffolding around the building
- [countable] (formal) a structure or building, especially a large one(尤指大型)结构,建筑物 - The cafe was a bleak, concrete erection with plastic tables and chairs.咖啡馆是一个阴冷的水泥建筑,有塑料桌椅。 
 
- The cafe was a bleak, concrete erection with plastic tables and chairs.
词源late Middle English: from Latin erectio(n-), from erigere ‘set up’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + regere ‘to direct’.