upside

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++up·side1 /ˈʌpsaɪd/ noun [singular]  especially American EnglishGOOD POINT OR CHARACTERISTIC the positive part of a situation that is generally bad 〔不利局面中〕好的一面，积极面 OPP downside The upside of the whole thing is that we got a free trip to Jamaica. 整个事情的好处是我们得到一次免费去牙买加的机会。

Examples from the Corpus

upside• Of course, there is an upside to every quandary.• Rookie Kenny Shedd has a definite upside.• Where, really, is the upside here?• On the upside, the move to concentrate thermal production in Pennsylvania helped margins through increased productivity.• So what's the upside then?upside2 preposition  upside the head/face etc American English informalSIDE on the side of someone’s head etc 在头/脸等的侧面From Longman Business Dictionaryupsideup‧side /ˈʌpsaɪd/ noun [singular] FINANCE the amount that the price of a share, bond etc is expected to riseThe bonds’ upside is limited - they are unlikely to rise above 100% of their face value.The stock is at a low and could have upside potential (=could rise).

up·side1 nounupside2 prepositionChineseSyllable  

a Corpus positive part Business of the situation

upside

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up‧side¹ /ˈʌpsaɪd/ noun [singular]
especially American English the positive part of a situation that is generally bad
   OPP  downside:
    The upside of the whole thing is that we got a free trip to Jamaica.

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upside² preposition
upside the head/face etc American English informal on the side of someone’s head etc

up·sideBrE /ˈʌpsaɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʌpsaɪd/ 🔊 noun [singular] the more positive aspect of a situation that is generally bad （糟糕局面的）好的一面，光明的一面，正面 OPP downside