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单词 upstairs
释义 upstairs
I. \| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adverb
Etymology: up (IV) + stairs, plural of stair
1.
 a. : up the stairs : to or on a higher floor or level
 b. : up into or up in the air; especially : to or at a high altitude
  < take a new fighter plane upstairsBusiness Week >
2. : to or in a higher position; especially : to or in a technically or ostensibly higher position that is less desirable especially because of diminished authority
 < began organizing for victory by kicking the commander … upstairs to the viceroyalty — O.S.J.Gogarty >
 < quietly moved him upstairs to board chairman — Newsweek >
3. slang : in the head
 < she's all vacant upstairs — J.T.Farrell >
II. adjective
1. also upstair \“\
 a. : situated above the stairs especially on an upper floor
  < an upstairs room >
 b. : of or relating to the upper floors
  < an upstairs maid >
2. : placed at or occupying a higher level
 < skilled in upstairs politics — C.S.Bluemel >
 < the upstairs ultrahigh-frequency area allocated to television — Telephone Engineer & Management >
III. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun plural but singular or plural in construction
: the part of a building that is above the ground floor
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