upper
英式音标：upper怎么读
美式音标：upper怎么读
词汇归类： CET4,TEM4,考研,CET6,中频词,核心词汇
近义词： higher,superior,greater
反义词： lower
upper词义
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adj. 上面的，上部的；较高的n. (Upper)人名；(英)厄珀
词态变化
复数: uppers;
中文词源
upper 上面的，上层的
来自up的比较级。
upper双语例句
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- 1. A cold is an infection of the upper respiratory tract.
- 感冒是上呼吸道的感染。
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- 2. Many of the British upper classes are no longer very rich.
- 英国的上流社会许多人已不再富得流油。
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- 3. They have purged thousands from the upper levels of the civil service.
- 他们从上层文职部门清除了上千名公务员。
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- 4. He curled his upper lip in a show of scepticism.
- 他撇嘴表示怀疑。
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- 5. I then went up to Lancaster University and got an upper second.
- 后来，我考上了兰开斯特大学，获得了二级甲等学位。
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upper英文词源
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- upper (adj.)
- c. 1300, originally comparative of up (adj.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch upper, Dutch opper, Low German upper, Norwegian yppare. Upper hand "advantage" is late 15c., perhaps from wrestling (get the over-hand in the same sense is from early 14c.). Upperclassman is recorded from 1871.
Upper crust is attested from mid-15c. in reference to the top crust of a loaf of bread, 1836 in reference to society. Upper middle class (adj.) is recorded from 1835. Upper ten thousand (1844) was common mid-19c. for "wealthier and more aristocratic part of a large community;" hence uppertendom. - upper (n.)
- "part of a shoe above the sole," 1789, from upper (adj.). Sense of "stimulant drug" is from 1968, agent noun from up (v.).
upper实用场景例句
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- the upper lip
- 上嘴唇
牛津词典
- the upper deck
- 上层甲板
牛津词典
- the upper arm
- 上臂
牛津词典
- the upper slopes of the mountain
- 靠近山顶的斜坡
牛津词典
- a member of the upper middle class
- 中上层社会的人
牛津词典
- salaries at the upper end of the pay scale
- 工资级别最高的薪金
牛津词典
- There is an upper limit of £20 000 spent on any one project.
- 任何项目都有一个2万英镑的经费上限。
牛津词典
- the upper reaches of the river
- 河流的上游
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- shoes with leather uppers
- 皮鞋
牛津词典
- There is a smart restaurant on the upper floor...
- 楼上有一家时尚的餐馆。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Students travel the cheap lower deck and tourists the upper.
- 学生坐廉价的下层舱，游客坐上层舱。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the upper part of the foot.
- 脚面部分
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- ...the muscles of the upper back and chest.
- 上背部和胸部的肌肉
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- The government was beginning to gain the upper hand...
- 政府开始占上风。
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- It was easy to see who had the upper hand.
- 不难看出谁占上风。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Wear well-fitting, lace-up shoes with soft uppers...
- 穿合脚的、系带的软帮鞋。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Leather uppers allow the feet to breathe.
- 皮革鞋帮使脚得以透气。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...people crazy on alcohol and cocaine and uppers and downers...
- 酗酒、吸食可卡因、兴奋剂及镇静剂的人
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I'd taken a handful of uppers.
- 我吃了几片兴奋剂。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Tom's sister says he is weak in the upper storey.
- 汤姆的妹妹说他脑子笨.
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- We sat in the upper tier at the stadium.
- 我们坐在体育场的上排.
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- She was introduced into upper society.
- 她经人介绍进入上流社会.
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- The stern mother has gained the upper hand of the family.
- 这位严厉的母亲掌管了全家.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Society is divided into upper, middle and lower classes.
- 社会分为上层 、 中层和下层阶级.
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- They were monitoring the upper air to collect evidence of atomic explosions.
- 他们正在检测高空空气以收集原子爆炸的证据.
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