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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++up·per·most /ˈʌpəməʊst $ -pərmoʊst/ adjective  1 be uppermost in your mind if something is uppermost in your mind, you think about it a lot because it is very important to you 是心目中最主要的 A feeling of pity for David was uppermost in her mind. 对戴维的同情在她心中占主要位置。2 IMPORTANT[not before noun] more important than anything else 最重要的,压倒一切的 The one word which seems to be uppermost in every discussion is money. 每次讨论都好像只有一个字最重要,那就是3 HIGH[usually before noun] higher than anything else 最高的 SYN topmost the uppermost windows of the house 房子最上面的窗户uppermost adverb She turned her hand over, palm uppermost. 她把手翻过来,手掌朝上。
Examples from the Corpus
uppermostThere were cheers and boos, but the cheers were uppermost.Emily seemed to sense this too as she gazed at the uppermost branches.The children's safety should be your uppermost concern.It was only natural that that thought should be uppermost in her mind.With such thoughts uppermost in their minds, ecologists are preparing for the arrival of genetically-engineered crops.In fact, they brought up the question before I could do so because it was uppermost in their minds.Place the pizza on the uppermost oven rack.The formation of the leaves on the uppermost part of the plant is known as the crown.
up·per·most adjectiveChineseSyllable
think Corpus your mind, you uppermost it in if is about something


uppermost
uppermost /ˈʌpəməʊst $ -pərmoʊst/ adjective
1. be uppermost in your mind if something is uppermost in your mind, you think about it a lot because it is very important to you:
    A feeling of pity for David was uppermost in her mind.
2. [not before noun] more important than anything else:
    The one word which seems to be uppermost in every discussion is money.
3. [usually before noun] higher than anything else
   SYN  topmost:
    the uppermost windows of the house
—uppermost adverb:
    She turned her hand over, palm uppermost.


upper·mostBrE /ˈʌpəməʊst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʌpərmoʊst/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (formal) higher or nearer the top than other things 最高的;最上端的;最上面的the uppermost branches of the tree树顶端的枝桠 [not usually before noun] more important than other things in a particular situation 最重要;最关键These thoughts were uppermost in my mind. 我心里想的最多的就是这些事。🔊🔊
upper·mostBrE /ˈʌpəməʊst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʌpərmoʊst/ 🔊 adverb(formal) in the highest position; facing upwards 处于最高位置;面向上地Place the material on a flat surface, shiny side uppermost. 把材料放在平面上,有光的一面朝上。🔊🔊