upper

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a. 上面的, 较高的, 上级的, 上院的, 穿在外面的, 北部的, 地表的, 后期的 n. 鞋帮, 上齿

发音

UK /ˈʌpə/
US /ˈʌpɚ/
其它 /ˈʊpə/

词形变化

uppers 复数 uppers uppermore 比较级 uppermore uppermost uppermost 最高级

别名

U

教材释义与例句

名词

(Upper)人名;(英)厄珀

形容词

上面的,上部的;较高的

in a higher position than something else

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.

  2. 2.

    A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.

    Anything that cheers one up.

    1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Patrick was a cabbie & a dispatcher at Yellow Cab & when we got to the church where the [funeral] services were being held, the cabbies came out in force for Pat & there were at least 30 cabs pulling into the church parking lot. It was a real upper for a lot of us.

  3. 3.

    The upper portion of something.

  4. 4.

    The upper portion of something.

    The piece of material that forms the top part of a shoe or boot above the sole.

    Holonyms: shoe, boot

    genuine leather upper / balance manmade [label on a shoe]

  5. 5.

    That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.

    A denture or retainer for the teeth in the upper jaw.

  6. 6.

    That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.

    An upper berth or bunk.

  7. 7.

    The upper portion of something.

    The Y-shaped strap on flip-flops.

  8. 8.

    That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.

    A tooth in the upper jaw.

  9. 9.

    Someone with higher social standing

  10. 10.

    Someone with higher social standing

    A senior student.

  11. 11.

    A spiritual passageway through which consciousness can reach a higher dimension.

  12. 12.

    That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.

adj. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    At a higher level, rank or position.

    上的

    上边的

  2. 2.

    Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.

  3. 3.

    Younger, more recent.

    地质
  4. 4.

    Of or pertaining to a secondary school.

    教育

词汇关系

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词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-West Germanic *upp Old English upp Middle English up Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -er Middle English upper English upper Inherited from Middle English upper. By surface analysis, up + -er.

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