单词 | upper |
释义 | upper¹ 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 upper² ◆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。 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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