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ADJ-COMPAR
較高的；上面的
You use upper to describe something that is above something else.
例句
There is a smart restaurant on the upper floor...
樓上有一家時(shí)尚的餐館。
Students travel the cheap lower deck and tourists the upper.
學(xué)生坐廉價(jià)的下層艙，游客坐上層艙。
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ADJ-COMPAR
較上面的；較高的
You use upper to describe the higher part of something.
例句
...the upper part of the foot.
腳面部分
...the muscles of the upper back and chest.
上背部和胸部的肌肉
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PHRASE
上風(fēng)；優(yōu)勢(shì)；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.
例句
The government was beginning to gain the upper hand...
政府開(kāi)始占上風(fēng)。
It was easy to see who had the upper hand.
不難看出誰(shuí)占上風(fēng)。
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N-COUNT
鞋幫
The upper of a shoe is the top part of it, which is attached to the sole and the heel.
例句
Wear well-fitting, lace-up shoes with soft uppers...
穿合腳的、系帶的軟幫鞋。
Leather uppers allow the feet to breathe.
皮革鞋幫使腳得以透氣。
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N-COUNT
興奮劑
Uppers are drugs that make you feel very happy, excited, and full of energy.
例句
...people crazy on alcohol and cocaine and uppers and downers...
酗酒、吸食可卡因、興奮劑及鎮(zhèn)靜劑的人
I'd taken a handful of uppers.
我吃了幾片興奮劑。