| 单词 | upstairs |
| 释义 | upstairs (ʌpsteəʳz ) 1. adverb [ADVERB after verb] A2 If you go upstairs in a building, you go up a staircase towards a higher floor. He went upstairs and changed into fresh clothes. I walked upstairs and unlocked my front door. 2. adverb [be ADVERB, noun ADVERB] A2 If something or someone is upstairs in a building, they are on a floor that is higher than the ground floor. The restaurant is upstairs and consists of a large, open room. The boys are curled asleep in the small bedroom upstairs. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1 An upstairs room or object is situated on a floor of a building that is higher than the ground floor. Marsani moved into the upstairs apartment. ...an upstairs balcony. 4. singular noun The upstairs of a building is the floor or floors that are higher than the ground floor. Together we went through the upstairs. Frances invited them to occupy the upstairs of her home. [+ of] Idioms: kick someone upstairs [British] to give someone a job or position which appears to have a higher status but actually has less power or influence The radicals kicked him upstairs to the ceremonial job of president. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: lead upstairs Two narrow staircases lead upstairs - the first heads up to the king double, the second to a snug. Times, Sunday Times Two staircases, one on each side wall, lead upstairs, converging at the entrances of the main office and board room, and ending in a ramp up to the balcony. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A stairway and elevator lead upstairs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A staircase on the interior side wall of the old kitchen leads upstairs to bedrooms and a modern kitchen. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The two stairways leading upstairs have marble treads and balusters with tile wainscoting on the walls. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Relax outdoors in the ornate chaise longues with river views, and be sure to visit the upstairs restaurant, where you'll find a secret rooftop pool through its stained-glass window. ST The main upstairs restaurant was doubled in size. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A renovation of the main terminal building occurred in 1990 to create more seating for waiting passengers and an upstairs restaurant which has since been closed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 在楼上, 楼上的, 一楼以上的楼层 Japanese: 上の階に, 上階の, 上階 |
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