英汉词典

upper 基本解释

• adj. 上面的，上部的；较高的
• n. (Upper)人名；(英)厄珀

upper 词态变化

upper 中文词源

来自up的比较级。

upper 英文词源

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 词组搭配

upper 英文释义

1. the higher of two berths

2. piece of leather that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole

3. a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression

upper 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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

4. He curled his upper lip in a show of scepticism.

他撇嘴表示怀疑。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

upper 实用场景例句

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

牛津词典

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

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the muscles of the upper back and chest.

上背部和胸部的肌肉

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The government was beginning to gain the upper hand...

政府开始占上风。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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.

《简明英汉词典》

We sat in the upper tier at the stadium.

我们坐在体育场的上排.

《简明英汉词典》

She was introduced into upper society.

她经人介绍进入上流社会.

《简明英汉词典》

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.

《简明英汉词典》

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.

《简明英汉词典》