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单词 upper
释义 upper¹ /ˈʌpə/缩写为U. adj.
1.(in position)+ floor, storey较高的;上面的
on the upper floor在楼上

There is a restaurant on the upper floor.楼上有一家餐厅。

2.+ body, slope, rung上面的;上部的

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

It's time to tone the muscles in your upper arms and shoulders.该锻炼一下你上臂和肩膀的肌肉了。

He sustained a number of serious injuries to his upper body.他上身多处受重伤。

the upper rungs of the ladder梯子上面的横档

3.(in scale)+ limit, end上端的;顶部的

Temperatures were in the upper thirties.温度接近四十度。

That's just about the upper limit of my riding experience.这几乎到了我骑行的极限。

4.(higher in status)高级的;高等的
the upper echelons上流阶层;上层

the upper echelons of society社会的上层

5.【地理】上游的;北部的;深入内地的
6.【地质,考古】晚期的;后期的
7.【数】上(限)的;上界的
idiom
the upper hand上风;优势;有利地位

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。

upper² /ˈʌpə/ n.
1.+of shoe鞋帮

Leather uppers allow the feet to breathe.皮质鞋帮使脚得以透气。

Wear well-fitting, lace-up shoes with soft uppers.穿合脚、系带的软帮鞋。

2.<俚>(drug)兴奋剂

I'd taken a handful of uppers.我吃了几片兴奋剂。

See alsodowner
3.(the higher)上层的事物;地位较高的人

Students travel on the cheap lower deck and tourists on the upper.学生坐廉价的下层舱, 游客坐上层舱。

4.<非正式>(tooth)上牙
idiom
on your uppers<英,非正式,过时>极度贫困的;赤贫的
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