英语词汇“have (or gain) the upper hand”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

have (or gain) the upper hand

Have or gain advantage or control over someone or something: he usually has the upper hand because he’s older each strives to gain the upper hand in military might...

However, it would be wrong to think that the government has the upper hand in controlling public opinion.
Although in some classes of the society, the boy and the girl are given a bigger say, still it is the family that usually has the upper hand.
Both teams strove to gain the upper hand but were very evenly matched.

Synonyms

an advantage, a commanding position, an/the edge, the whip hand, a lead, a head start, ascendancy, superiority, supremacy, sway, control, predominance, power, mastery, dominance, command

rare prepotence, prepotency, paramountcy, prepollency

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单词	have (or gain) the upper hand
释义	have (or gain) the upper hand Have or gain advantage or control over someone or something: he usually has the upper hand because he’s older each strives to gain the upper hand in military might... However, it would be wrong to think that the government has the upper hand in controlling public opinion. Although in some classes of the society, the boy and the girl are given a bigger say, still it is the family that usually has the upper hand. Both teams strove to gain the upper hand but were very evenly matched. Synonyms an advantage, a commanding position, an/the edge, the whip hand, a lead, a head start, ascendancy, superiority, supremacy, sway, control, predominance, power, mastery, dominance, command rare prepotence, prepotency, paramountcy, prepollency See parent entry: upper
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