Translation

• straight
• erect
• to stick out (a part of the body)
• to (physically) straighten up
• to support
• to withstand
• outstanding
• (coll.) quite
• very
• classifier for machine guns

Synonyms

• 杆, 条, 枝, 根, 管, 茎
• 挺括, 挺起, 笔挺
• 腆
• 万分, 不可开交, 不得了, 不胜, 不行, 了不得, 充分, 分外, 十二分, 十分, 可怜, 坏, 够劲儿, 够呛, 大, 好, 好不, 好生, 异常, 很, 怪, 慌, 杀, 格外, 死, 死去活来, 殊, 深, 深深的, 煞, 煞是, 特别, 甚, 甚为, 生, 百倍, 百般, 稀, 綦, 绷, 老, 老大, 良, 蛮, 要命, 那个, 酷, 雅, 非常, 颇

Examples

• 他抬头挺胸走路。
  He was walking with his shoulders squared.
• 我对美国的印象挺好的。
  My impression of America is very good.
• 这件外套挺不错，但是太贵了。
  This coat is nice, but too expensive.
• 这条裙子挺漂亮的，可以试穿吗？
  I like this skirt. May I try it on?
• 上次我见到她的时候，她看上去挺好的。
  She looked well when I last saw her.