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单词 uppermost
释义 up·per·most
I. \ˈəpə(r)ˌmōst also chiefly Brit -_məst\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from upper + most
1. : in or into the highest physical position
 < the blade turned uppermost >
2. : in or into the most prominent position (as in the mind)
 < says whatever comes uppermost >
II. adjective
1.
 a. : situated in the highest physical position : farthest up
  < the uppermost falls of the river >
 b. : outermost
  < the uppermost skin >
2.
 a. : highest in rank or power
  < prominent in its uppermost councils — Current Biography >
  < whatever faction happens to be uppermost — Jonathan Swift >
 b. : occupying the most prominent or most important position
  < the thoughts that were uppermost in my mind — R.B.Merriman >
  < essays in which philosophical considerations are uppermost — J.E.Smith >
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