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单词 upper
释义
upper
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈʌp.ər/us
/ˈʌp.ɚ/
B1
at ahigherpositionorlevelthan somethingelse, or being thetoppartof something:
（位置或水平）较高的，较上的；上层的
Theofficebuilding's upperfloorswere being repainted.办公楼的上面几层在重新油漆。
If theinfectionis notcheckedit willprobablyspreadto the upperbody.如果感染不控制住，很有可能扩散到上身。
Opposite
lower
More examples
  • Wesatin one of the uppertiersof thefootballstands.
  • the upperjaw/lip
  • Hediedfrommultiplestabwoundsto theneckand upperbody.
  • the upperagelimit
  • the upperechelonsofsociety
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Up and upward
  • ascent
  • climbing
  • erect
  • heavenward
  • perpendicular
  • skyward
  • up
  • uphill
  • uplift
  • uplifted
  • uppermost
  • upright
  • upturned
  • upward
  • upwards
  • vertical
  • vertically
upper
noun[C]
uk
/ˈʌp.ər/us
/ˈʌp.ɚ/

uppernoun[C](SHOE PART)

thetoppartof ashoethatcoversa person'sfootand to which theheeland thesoleareattached:
鞋帮
Theseshoeshaveleatheruppers andsyntheticsoles.这些鞋子的鞋帮是皮质的，鞋底是合成材质的。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Shoes
  • ankle boot
  • ballet shoe
  • Birkenstock
  • bootie
  • bootlace
  • high heels
  • high-top
  • hiking boot
  • hobnail boot
  • insole
  • running shoe
  • sandal
  • shoehorn
  • shoelace
  • shoemaker
  • wedge
  • wedgie
  • wellie
  • wellington
  • welly
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uppernoun[C](DRUG)

informal
adrugthatcausesapersontaking it tofeelveryactiveandexcited
兴奋剂
Opposite
downer(DRUG)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Specific types of drug
  • alprazolam
  • amnesiac
  • amyl nitrite
  • anaphrodisiac
  • anti-AIDS
  • anti-aphrodisiac
  • aphrodisiac
  • barbiturate
  • caffeine
  • designer drug
  • gas and air
  • GHB
  • hallucinogen
  • khat
  • legal high
  • LSD
  • MDMA
  • psychedelic
  • roach
  • smack
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Idiom

be onyouruppers
(Definition ofupperfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

upper| American Dictionary

upper
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˈʌp·ər/
at ahigherpositionorlevel(than somethingelse), or being thetoppartof something:
Ourcompanyoccupiedthe three upperfloorsof thebuilding.
upper
noun[C]
us
/ˈʌp·ər/
thetoppartof ashoe
(Definition ofupperfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Employing theupperbound in turn drops both sets of returns by only 15 per cent.
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The students were told thatupper-case target words would be presented brie-y on a computer screen between two rows of hash-signs (########).
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We must be careful about condition (12) which specifies that the twouppersurfaces have the same convexity.
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In theupperstripe, a cupola projects upward to the left while buildings and trees form a staggered boundary to the right.
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In theupperstripe, acupolaprojects upward to the left while buildings and trees form a staggered boundary to the right.
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Figure 6 shows a profile with theupperboundary vertical at the corner.
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Thisupperbound will be useful later in the paper.
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Recovery of voluntary motion in theupperextremity following hemiplegia.
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It does not take into account a possible extension of theupperright part of the character.
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On theupperlevel of comprehensive school the content items presented differed slightly from the preceding phase.
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The assumption of an exogenously givenupperbound on penalties, while widely employed in the literature, is clearly an unsatisfactory feature of models of corruption.
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Rightuppervenous dratriage is delayed, and the stenous is some distance proximal to the site of anastomosis.
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Analysis of the exposed geology allows the definition of three stratigraphic units: lower, middle andupper, separated from each other by unconformities.
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We are ready to prove the main step in theupperbound.
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Each plant was labelled with its flowering date when pollen had been released by florets from theuppertwo-thirds of the panicle.
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