up·per
【释义】： a．上面的，上部的，较高的：the upper lip上唇．upper-middle peasants上．中农．the upper storey二楼；【口语】脑子．the upper House(英)上议院．the upper ten(or thousand)贵族阶级．have(or get)the upper hand of占…的上风，胜过：Socialism has got the upper hand of capitalism．社会主义压倒了资本主义． －n．(常pl．)鞋帮，绑腿：be(down)on one’s uppers【喻】贫穷． |