a.[Z][B]
- (地點,位置等)較高的;上面的;上首的
He has a scar on his
upper lip.
他的上脣有一道疤痕。
- 上游的;內地的;北部的
the
upper reaches of the Mississippi River
密西西比河上游
- (地位,等級)較高的;上層的;上流的
This part of town is where the
upper class live.
鎮上這個地區是上層階級的人住的。
- 上院的,參議院的
n.[C]
- 鞋幫
- 【口】上舖
- 上齒
- 上排假牙[P]
- 【俚】興奮劑(安非他命)
片語
be (down) on one's uppers
- 一貧如洗;處於困境
He
was then
on his uppers.
他當時一貧如洗。
辨析
upper1
adj.
- situated above another part.
▸higher in position or status.
▸
(
often Upper)
Geology &
Archaeology denoting a younger (and hence typically shallower) part of a stratigraphic or archaeological division:
the Upper Palaeolithic.
- situated on higher ground.
-
[in place names]
situated to the north.
n.
the part of a boot or shoe above the sole.
Phrase
- have
(or gain)
the upper hand
have (or gain) an advantage or control. - on one's uppers
informal extremely short of money. - the upper crust
informal the upper classes.
Etymology
ME: from the adj. up + -er2.
upper2
n.
informal a stimulating drug, especially an amphetamine.
Etymology
1960s: from the verb up + -er1.