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adj.

A (地点，位置等) 较高的；上面的；上首的 (located above sth. else, especially sth. of the same type or the other of a pair)

He has a scar on his upper lip. 他的上唇有一道疤痕。

B. 上游的；内地的；北部的 (located away from the coast, on high ground or towards the north of an area)

It is the upper reaches of the Mississippi River. 它位于密西西比河上游。

C. (地位、等级) 较高的；上层的；上流的 (at or near the top of sth.)

This part of town is where the upper class live. 镇上这个地区是上层阶级的人住的。

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1. gain / get the upper hand 占上风；处于有利地位

The government was beginning to get the upper hand. 政府开始占上风了。

In this area, women have the upper hand. 在这个问题上，女人自有其优势。

2. the upper classes 上流社会

French became the language of the upper classes of society. 法文成为上流社会通用的语言。

What the upper classes affect, the lower at once imitate.

上层社会的人爱好什么，下层社会的人就模仿什么。

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反义词：lower