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Upper Part Adj Compar Describe 例:...The Make N Count 英[ˈʌpə(R

单词 upper
音标
英[ˈʌpə(r)] 美[ˈʌpɚ]
解释
adj.地位较高的;上面的;内地的;地表层的;n.鞋帮,靴面;兴奋剂;令人兴奋的经历;
例句

ADJ-COMPAR
较高的;上面的
You use upper to describe something that is above something else.
例:There is a smart restaurant on the upper floor...楼上有一家时尚的餐馆。
例: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。

ADJ-COMPAR
较上面的;较高的
You use upper to describe the higher part of something.
例:...the upper part of the foot.脚面部分
例:...the muscles of the upper back and chest.上背部和胸部的肌肉

PHRASE
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.
例:The government was beginning to gain the upper hand...政府开始占上风。
例:It was easy to see who had the upper hand.不难看出谁占上风。

N-COUNT
鞋帮
The upper of a shoe is the top part of it, which is attached to the sole and the heel.
例:Wear well-fitting, lace-up shoes with soft uppers...穿合脚的、系带的软帮鞋。
例:Leather uppers allow the feet to breathe.皮革鞋帮使脚得以透气。

N-COUNT
兴奋剂
Uppers are drugs that make you feel very happy, excited, and full of energy.
例:...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
例:I'd taken a handful of uppers.我吃了几片兴奋剂。
变形
pl:uppers~

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