1. | 竖的;垂直的;直立的going straight up or down from a level surface or from top to bottom in a picture, etc. |
the vertical axis of the graph 图的纵轴 | |
The cliff was almost vertical. 那悬崖几乎是垂直的。 | |
There was a vertical drop to the ocean. 至海洋有一段垂直落差。 |
2. | 纵向的having a structure in which there are top, middle and bottom levels |
a vertical flow of communication 上下级纵向交流 |