[ADJ-COMPAR 形容词比较级形式]较高的;上面的 You use upper to describe something that is above something else.
[ADJ n]
There is a smart restaurant on the upper floor...
楼上有一家时尚的餐馆。
Students travel the cheap lower deck and tourists the upper.
学生坐廉价的下层舱,游客坐上层舱。
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[ADJ-COMPAR 形容词比较级形式]较上面的;较高的 You use upper to describe the higher part of something.
[ADJ n]
...the upper part of the foot.
脚面部分
...the muscles of the upper back and chest.
上背部和胸部的肌肉
...the upper rungs of the ladder.
梯子上面的横档
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[PHRASE 短语]上风;优势;有利地位 If you have the upper hand in a situation, you have more power than the other people involved and can make decisions about what happens.
[PHR after v]
The government was beginning to gain the upper hand...
政府开始占上风。
It was easy to see who had the upper hand.
不难看出谁占上风。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]鞋帮 The upper of a shoe is the top part of it, which is attached to the sole and the heel.
[usu pl]
Wear well-fitting, lace-up shoes with soft uppers...
穿合脚的、系带的软帮鞋。
Leather uppers allow the feet to breathe.
皮革鞋帮使脚得以透气。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]兴奋剂Uppers are drugs that make you feel very happy, excited, and full of energy.
[INFORMAL 非正式]
...people crazy on alcohol and cocaine and uppers and downers...
酗酒、吸食可卡因、兴奋剂及镇静剂的人
I'd taken a handful of uppers.
我吃了几片兴奋剂。
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a stiff upper lip→see:
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upper★/ˈʌpə(r); NAmEˈʌpər/
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upperuppersadjective★[only before noun ]1★located above sth else, especially sth of the same type or the other of a pair 上边的,上面的,上层的(尤指同类或一对中的一个)◆the upper lip上嘴唇◆the upper deck上层甲板2★at or near the top of sth 上部的;靠上部的◆the upper arm上臂◆the upper slopes of the mountain靠近山顶的斜坡◆a member of the upper middle class中上层社会的人◆salaries at the upper end of the pay scale工资级别最高的薪金◆There is an upper limit of £20 000 spent on any one project.任何项目都有一个 2 万英镑的经费上限。3(of a place 地方)located away from the coast, on high ground or towards the north of an area 内陆的;高地的;向北部的◆the upper reaches of the river河流的上游OPP
lower
IDIOMgain, get, have, etc. the ˌupper ˈhandto get an advantage over sb so that you are in control of a particular situation 占上风;处于有利地位;有优势;有控制权☞more at
stiff
adj.noun[usually plural ]1the top part of a shoe that is attached to the sole鞋帮;靴面◆shoes with leather uppers皮鞋2( informal) a drug that makes you feel excited and full of energy 兴奋剂☞compare
downer
(1 )IDIOMon your ˈuppers( BrE) ( informal) having very little money 手头拮据;困窘upper/ˈʌpə(r); NAmEˈʌpər/
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upper1 adjective
upper2 noun
upperup‧per1 /ˈʌpə $ -er/ ●●●W2 adjective [only before noun]
Word Origin
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1in a higher position than something elseOPP lower: the upper lip2near or at the top of somethingOPP lower: the upper floors of a building There is an upper age limit for becoming a pilot.3have/gain the upper hand to have more power than someone else, so that you are able to control a situation: Police have gained the upper hand over the drug dealers in the area.4more important than other parts or ranks in an organization, system etc: the upper echelons (=the most important members) of corporate management5further from the sea or further north than other parts of an area: the upper reaches of the Nile → a stiff upper lip
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upper1 adjective
upper2 noun
upperupper2 noun [countable]
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1upper (1)the top part of a shoe that covers your foot: leather uppers2uppers [plural] informal illegal drugs that make you feel happy and give you a lot of energySYN amphetamines3be on your uppers British English old-fashioned to have very little money
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