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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- upper
['^pər]
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1.
adjective
[+floor]
[ deck]
[ shelf]
上层的
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2.
adjective
[+lip]
上面的
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3.
adjective
[+part]
较高的
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4.
adjective
[+arm]
[ back]
[ body]
上部的
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5.
noun
[c]
[of shoe]
鞋帮
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the upper sixth
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[BRIT] [教育] 中学七年级(英国中学教育的最后一年，在此其间，学生参加大学升学资格的考试)
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- upper
[ˈʌpər]
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1.
adjective
较高的；位于（另一个）之上的
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Narrow stairs lead from the side of the chamber to the upper floor.
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通过房间这面的狭窄楼梯可以到达更高一层。
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2.
adjective
上方的；上面的；前面的
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There was some pain, not much, in his knees and upper thighs.
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他的膝盖和上方的大腿有轻微的疼痛。
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The upper part of the river begins in the mountains.
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这条河的上游源于这座山。
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3.
adjective
较靠前的；较高级别的
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They tend to be in the upper 10% of their business sector.
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他们朝着他们事务部门的前10%努力着。
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4.
adjective
内陆的；离海远的
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5.
n.[c]
[Spoken]
上铺
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He's sleeps on the upper with nobody on the bottom.
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他睡上铺，下铺没人。
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6.
n.[c]
鞋帮；鞋面
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The boots have a suede upper.
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这双长统靴有一个绒面革的鞋面。
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7.
n.[c]
[Slang]
兴奋剂
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Many students take uppers to help them study late into the night.
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许多学生通过服用兴奋剂来帮助他们在深夜学习。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- upper
['^pə]
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1.
n
[Slang]
up any of various drugs having a stimulant or euphoric effect - Compare downer
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2.
adj
higher or highest in relation to physical position, wealth, rank, status, etc
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3.
adj
[capital when part of a name]
lying farther upstream, inland, or farther north
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the upper valley of the Loire
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4.
adj
[capital when part of a name]
[geology]
[archaeol]
denoting the late part or division of a period, system, formation, etc
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Upper Palaeolithic
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5.
adj
[maths]
(of a limit or bound) greater than or equal to one or more numbers or variables
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6.
n
the higher of two objects, people, etc
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7.
n
the part of a shoe above the sole, covering the upper surface of the foot
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8.
n
[Spoken]
any tooth of the upper jaw
Examples
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Printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters.
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排版工人一度将大写字母和小写字母活字置于不同的格盘（case）中；大写字模放在格盘上的上半方，故而又称为“upper-case letter”。
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How are the upper classes distinguished nowadays?
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现在的上流社会到底有多显赫呢？
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They took X-rays of his upper members.
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他们给他上半身的器官照了X光片。
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That dress is not bad but the body suit doesn't really convince me. (THE UPPER PART)
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那条裙子不错，但是上衣一般。
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Small letters are sometimes called lower case and large letters upper case.
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小写字母有时被称作小写字母盘，大写字母为大写字母盘。
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T is a capital letter, or upper case, and t is lower case.
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T是大写字母，或叫大写字母盘；t是小写字母盘。
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Education was traditionally correlated with upper-class membership.
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教育原本是上层社会的特权。
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