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uppermost

/uhp-er-mohst or, especially British, -muhst/US // ˈʌp ərˌmoʊst or, especially British, -məst //UK // (ˈʌpəˌməʊst) //

最上层,最上面的,最上层的,最上方

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Also upmost.

    • : highest in place, order, rank, power, etc.: the uppermost peaks of the mountain; the uppermost class of society.
    • : topmost; predominant: a subject of uppermost concern.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in or into the uppermost place, rank, or predominance: The blossoms grow uppermost on the stems of these flowers; the thoughts that came uppermost to her mind.

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Examples

  • The uppermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere is called the exosphere.

  • “Step into the Void” is the newest attraction on the uppermost terrace of Aiguille du Midi.

  • I confess that I too approached The Casual Vacancy with that question uppermost in my mind.

  • In the annals of illegitimate children born to powerful politicians, President Grover Cleveland must rank uppermost.

  • They embody in themselves the uppermost thought of the era that was dawning when they were written.

  • Have both a feather bed and a mattress upon the bedstead, that she may place whichever she prefers uppermost.

  • How odd this was, to have her mother touch upon that very subject lying uppermost in her own heart!

  • Her voice must be uppermost; conversation becomes a contest who can speak the most rapidly.

  • I had seen her many times, but we had never, except very remotely, touched upon the matter which was uppermost in both our minds.