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located above something else, especially something of the same type or the other of a pair 上邊的，上面的，上層的（尤指同類或一對中的一個） her upper lip 她的上唇 the upper floors of the building 那棟樓的上面幾層 the upper deck 上層甲板
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at or near the top of something 上部的；靠上部的 There is an upper limit of £20 000 spent on any one project. 任何項目都有一個 2 萬英鎊的經費上限。 the upper echelons of society 社會上層 a blockage in the throat or upper airway 喉嚨或上呼吸道堵塞 the upper arm/body 上臂/上身 in the upper left/right corner of the painting 在這幅畫的左上角/右上角 the upper part of the ship's hull 船體的上部 the upper slopes of the mountain 靠近山頂的斜坡 salaries at the upper end of the pay scale 工資級别最高的薪金
(of a place 地方 located away from the coast, on high ground or towards the north of an area 内陸的；高地的；向北部的 the upper reaches of the river 河流的上遊
opposite lower1
Word Originadjective Middle English: from the adjective up + -er.
Idioms
gain, get, have, etc. the upper hand
to get an advantage over somebody so that you are in control of a particular situation 佔上風；處於有利地位；有優勢；有控制權
(keep) a stiff upper lip
to keep calm and hide your feelings when you are in pain or in a difficult situation （面對痛苦或困境）不動聲色，沉着而不外露 He was taught to keep a stiff upper lip and never to cry in public. 他被教導要保持沉默，永遠不要在公共場合哭泣。 Their reaction contrasts sharply with the stiff upper lip of the English. 他們的反應與英國人僵硬的上唇形成鮮明對比。
