the highest social status and that have more money and/or power than other people in society 上流社会..； ■上等阶_: a member 〇/ t/ie upper dass/upper dosses 上 流社会人士upper 'class <7办：Her family is very upper doss.她的泰g地位显赫。an upper-dass accent _£ 流社会的腔调一compare lower class(2)，middle CLASS, WORKING CLASS

upper-dciss-mart /.Apa'klaisman; NAmE .Apar'klaes-/, upper-class-woman /.Apa'klaiswuman; NAmE ,Apar- 'klaes-/ noun {pi. -men /-men/, -women /-wimm/) (in the US) a student in the last two years of high school or college髙年级学生（美国中学或大学的最高两个年级的 学生）一compare underclassman the .upper 'crust noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] {informar) the people who belong to the highest social class 上'流社 会W人；层人士；达官显贵SEl aristocracy ► .upper-'crust 〇〇[/.

upper-cut /'ApakAt; NAmE 'AparkAt/ noun (in boxing ^ 击运动）a way of hitting sb on the chin, in which you t>end your arm and move your hand upwards 上钩拳

■                  upper 'house (also .upper 'chamber) (also ,second

chamber especially in BrE) noun [sing.] one of the parts of a parliament in countries which have a parliament that is divided into two parts. In Britain it is the House of Lords and in the US it is the Senate:: i:叙院；■'(英 国）贵族院；（美国）.参议院一compare lower house uppermost /'Apemaust; NAmE 'Aparmoust/ adj., adv.

• adj, 1 [usually before noun] (formaf) higher or nearer the top than other things最高兩；最i端的；最上面的：the uppermost branches 〇/ the tree 树顶端的枝丫 2 [not usually before noun] more important than other things in a particular situation 最重奏；最关键：These thoughts were uppermost fn my mind•我心里想的最多的就是'这 些事。

madv. (formal) in the highest position; facing upwards 处于最高位置；面向上地：Piace the material on a su/^ace, sM/iy side uppermost.把材料放在平面上，看光

的一面朝上。

1 upper school noun (Br£) a school, or the classes in a school, for older students, usually between the ages of 14 and 18高中，高中班（通常为14至18岁的学生而 ■设 > —compare lower school, middle school up-pity /'Apati/ adj. {old-fashioned, informal) behaving as if you are more important than you really are, espe­cially when this means that you refuse to obey orders 傲慢自视甚高（而不服从）的 up-raised /.ApYeizd/ <?办 lifted upwards 举起的；扬起 的：She strode towards them, /ier 知亡 upraised 她奉着 拳大步迈向他们。 up-right /'Aprart/ adj., noun

■                  a由.1 (of a person 人）not lying down, and with the back straight rather than bent 直立的；直的：She sat uprfg/it fn bed.她挺直地坐在床上。◊ He managed to puZZ hfmsd/ upright.他设法直疸了身子。◊ an upright posture 直立的姿势◊ GmduaZZy raise your body into an upright position.慢慢起身，成直立状态。2 placed in a vertical position竖直的；直立的垂直的：Keep the bott〖e叩right•保持瓶子直立。◊ cm upright bar直立的

〇 an upright freezer (= one that is taller than it is wide)立式沐柜◊ an uprig/it chair (= one with a high straight back)髙直背椅子 3 (of a person.人)behaving in a moral and honest way 正;i的；诚实的；规矩的 8HJ upstanding: cm upright driven 至產知公民 HTTCT see bolt adv.

■i/ioi/n 1 a long piece of wood, metal or plastic that is placed in a vertical position, especially in order to support sthh;(支撑用的）直柱，立柱，立放构件 2 = UPRIGHT PIANO

up-right-ness /'Apraitnas/ noun [u] behaviour or attitudes that are very moral and honest 正直的行为

(夺态度）j诚实；公正

.upright pi'ano (also up-right) noun a piano in which the strings are vertical 立.式钢琴 一picture c> piano —compare grand piano, spinet up-ris.ing /'Apraizm/ now/7 〜（against sth) a situation in which a group of people join together in order to fight against the people who are in power 起义；暴动；造反 HEI rebellion, revolt ： an armed uprising against

2221    upset

the government 反政府的武装起义◊ a popular uprising (=by the ordinary people of the country)平民暴动◊ to crush/suppress an uprising 粉碎 / 镇压秦动__ up-river/.Ap'riva^)/ adv. = upstream up-roar /'Apro:(r)/ noun [U, sing.] 1 a situation in which people shout and make a lot of noise because they are or. upset about sth _吵闹；喧器；叫喊：The room fern) uproar•屋子里一片嘈杂。◊ Her comments provofced (anj uproar 介om t/ie audifence•她的坪论激起了 听众的'鼓噪。2 a situation in Which there is a lot of public criticism and angry argument about sth that sb has said or done 骚动；怨愤 H771 outcry- The article caused fanj uproar, jk篇文♦引起了轩然大波。 up-roari-ous /Ap'roxias/ adj. [usually before noun] 1 in which there is a lot of noise and people laugh or shout a lot喧闹；热烈；吵吵嚷嚷：cm uproarious party热闹 的聚会2 extremely funny滑稽；极可笑r令人捧礆：an uproarious sto/y 令人捧腹的故事► up.roaH.ous.ly flt/v.: 77ie audience 〖allied uprpariousZy.观众哄然大笑。◊ 滑稽得令人捧腹

up-root /,Ap'ru:t/ verb 1 [VN] to pull a tree, plant, etc. out of the ground 将…会磁拔起 2 〜（yourself/sb) to leave a place where you have lived for a long time; to make sb do this (使）离开家园（或熟悉的地方等）：[V] We decided to uproot and head/or Scotkmd.我们决定迁 往苏格兰。◊ [VN]祆 J accept the job, ft vWH mean uprooting myand moving to Jtaiy.如果我接受了 这份工作，那将意味着我得举家搬迁到意大利去。 up-rush /’AprAjV nown [sing.]〜of sth  a sudden

feeling of sth such as joy or fear (快乐或备怕等感觉 的）突发，突涌：an upru^/i o/joy涌上心忒的一阵喜悦 ups-a-daisy /'upse deizi; 'Apsa/ exclamation = upsy- daisy

up-scale/.Ap'skeil/ adj., adv. (NAmE) = upmarket Upset verb, adj., noun

■                  verb /Ap'set/ (up-set-ting, upset, upset) 1 to make sb/ yourself feel unhappy, anxious or annoyed 使烦恼；使 心烦意乱；使生气由G3distress: [VN] This decision is Wcdy to upset a tot o/peop〖e.这项决定很可能会使许多 人悻然。Don’t upset yourseZ/about ft—let's just forget ft ever happened. #别夫这事刼恼了 一咱们就只当它 没发生过。◊ [VN that] Jt upset him that nobody had bothered to teM Aim about it•让他不髙兴的是，谁也没把 这件事告诉他。◊ .[VN to inf] Jt upsets me to t/ifnfc 〇/ Aer aH a〖one in that big house•紐到A孤身一人守着那所大房 子，我就感到不舒服。2 [VN] to make a plan, situation, etc. go wrong 打乱；搅乱：He arrived an hour late and upset aH our arrangements•他迟到了 一,个小.时，把我们 的一句妾排都打乱了。3 [VN]〜sb’s stomach to make sb feel sick after they have eaten or drunk sth 使（肠胃） 本适 4 [VN] to make sth fall over by hitting it by acci­dent 打翻； 碰倒；使倾覆：She stood up sudden以 upsetting a g〖〇5s 〇/ wine.她蓦然起身，碰倒了一杯酒。

upset the apple cart to cause problems for sb or ■spoil their plans, arrangements, etc.制造麻烦；打乱计 划（或安排等）

■                  /.Ap’set/1 [not before ru?un']〜（about sth) I (that …） unhappy or disappointed because of sth unpleasant that Aas happened.难过；不髙兴；失望；沮丧：There’s no point getting upset about it.犯不着为此事难过。2 an .upset 'stomach an illness in the stomach that makes you feel sick or have diarrhoea 肠胃不适；腹泻

noun /'Apset/ 1 [U] a situation in which there are problems or difficulties, especially when these are unexpected (意外的）混§L,困扰，麻烦：77ie company has survived the recent upset in share prices, ^ 撑过了最近股价的动荡。◊ His hedth has not been improved by aZZ the upset at home.家中的纷乱使他的■健 康毫无起色。2 [C] (in a competition 竞赛）a situation in which a person or team beats the person or team that was expected to win 意外的结果；_冷门 3 [C] an illness in the stomach that makes you feel sick or have diar- rhoea 肠胃病；腹泻：a stomach upset 拉肚子 4 [U, C] feelings of unhappiness and disappointment caused by sth unpleasant that has happened 不痛快；_ 烦闷.；吳 望；苦恼：It had been the cause of much emotional 叩set.那便是使人情绪一落千丈的原因。