单词 | upper |
释义 | adjective | noun upperupper1 /ˈʌpɚ/ ●●● S2 W3 adjective [only before noun] 1in a higher position than something else OPP lower: His upper arms were huge.2near or at the top of something OPP lower: the upper floors of the building the upper age limit (=the top limit)3have/gain the upper hand to have more power than someone else so that you are able to control a situation: Police have gained the upper hand over the drug dealers in the area.4more important than other parts or ranks in an organization, system, etc. OPP lower: upper-income consumersupper levels/echelons the upper levels of society5farther from the ocean or farther north than other parts of an area OPP lower: the upper reaches of the Mekong River [Origin: 1200–1300 up] → see also keep a stiff upper lip at stiff1 (9) adjective | noun upperupper2 noun [countable] 1![]() |
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