upper
英 ['ʌpə]
美['ʌpɚ]
- adj. 上面的，上部的；较高的
- n. (Upper)人名；(英)厄珀
词组搭配
have (或 gain) the upper hand
have or gain advantage or control over someone or something
对…取得优势
on one's uppers
(informal)extremely short of money
(非正式)极度穷困的
the upper crust
(informal)the upper classes
(非正式)上等阶层
on (one's) uppers【非正式用语】
Impoverished; destitute.
穷困的，山穷水尽的
双语例句
- 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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