"the upper hand" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 上風
• 優勢

Definition

擁有上風表示你在某個情況下比別人有更多權力、控制或優勢。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於競爭、談判或爭論中，如“佔上風”、“取得上風”。並非字面意思，是指權力或優勢。

Examples

She has the upper hand in the game now.

現在她在比賽中有**上風**。

If we work together, we can get the upper hand.

如果我們一起努力，就能取得**上風**。

He tries hard to keep the upper hand in every argument.

他總是盡力在每次爭論中保持**上風**。

After hours of negotiation, our team finally gained the upper hand.

經過數小時的談判，我們團隊終於取得了**上風**。

Don’t let him get the upper hand or he’ll never stop talking.

別讓他佔到**上風**，否則他會一直說下去。

For a moment, it looked like we had the upper hand, but things changed fast.

有一刻，我們好像佔了**上風**，但情勢很快變了。