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up·stairs /ˈʌpˈsteəz/ ad. | a. | n. | phr.
I ad.
1. 在楼上；往楼上
sleep upstairs 睡在楼上
He went upstairs and pulled down the blind. 他走上楼去，放下遮帘。
2. 处于更高地位；往更高地位
quietly move sb. upstairs to board chairman 悄悄地把某人擢升为委员会主席
3. 在高空；往高处
The plane tried to avoid a storm by going upstairs. 飞机往高空飞去，以避开风暴。
4. 〈口〉在头脑里
He is all vacant upstairs. 他头脑里空空如也。
be a little weak upstairs 脑子不太好使
II a.
1. 在楼上的
an upstairs room 一间楼上房间
Neighbours watched from their upstairs windows. 邻居们从他们楼上的窗户往外看。
the people upstairs 住在楼上的那些人
2. 上层的；高级的
He was skilled in upstairs politics. 他精通高层政治。
III [复]
n.
[用作单或复]
1. 楼层
The small cottage has no upstairs. 那小屋没有楼层。
rent out the upstairs 租出楼层
2. 上级
We can't take action till we have approval from upstairs. 在未得到上级批准之前我们不能采取行动。
3. 〈英口〉[总称](大户人家的)东家，主人家
phr. kick upstairs 〈口〉(明升暗降地)把…上调 My secretary was becoming difficult, so I kicked her upstairs and made her secretary of the company. 我的秘书开始变得别别扭扭的，所以我把她明升暗降地调去担任公司的秘书。 |