upper
UK ['ʌp.ər] US [-ɚ] adjective [before noun]
IMPROVER
■at a higher position or level than something else, or being the top part of something （位置或水准）较高的，较上的；上层的•The office block's upper floors were being repainted.办公楼的上面几层在重新油漆。 •If the infection is not checked it will probably spread to the upper body.如果感染不控制住，很有可能扩散到上身。 Opposite lower
UK ['ʌp.ər] US [-ɚ] noun countable
HIGHER 较高的
■the top part of a shoe which covers a person's foot and to which the heel and the sole are fixed 鞋帮•These shoes have leather uppers and synthetic soles.这些鞋子的鞋帮是皮质的，鞋底是合成材质的。
UK ['ʌp.ər] US [-ɚ] noun countable
DRUG 药物 informal
■a drug which causes a person taking it to feel very active and excited 兴奋剂 Opposite downer
UK ['ʌp.ər] US [-ɚ] noun countable
be on your uppers old-fashioned informal
■to be very poor 穷困潦倒 |