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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 上风
[shàngfēng]
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1.
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风吹过来的那个方向
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扬场(chánɡ)时,必须站在上风。
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比喻作战或比赛时所处的有利形势
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上半场我队略占上风。
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Examples
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我队下半场占了上风。
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Our team gained the upper hand in the second half of the game.
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客队占了上风。
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My curiosity got the better of me.
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我的好奇心占了上风。
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to turn the tables on sb
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转而占了某人的上风
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The weather gauge refers to the advantageous position of a fighting sailing vessel.
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上风位置指帆船比赛时某一方的领先位置。
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If we're upwind of the wolves they may smell us.
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如果我们处于狼的上风位置,它们就能闻到我们的气味。
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In the end, the point of view which I urged prevailed.
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最后,我竭力主张的观点占了上风。
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Researchers were getting a beat on the common cold.
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研究者在与感冒的对抗中占了上风。
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The heckler made a score off the referee.
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辩论中,这个展开激烈质问的人在裁判方面占了上风。
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