"upper hand" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 上风
• 优势

Definition

如果你拥有 upper hand，表示你在冲突、竞争或谈判中占有优势或掌控局势。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Upper hand' 常用于讨论权力、竞争或争论时。典型短语有 'gain the upper hand'（取得上风）。它是习惯用语，不能逐字翻译，语域中性。

Examples

He finally got the upper hand in the game.

他终于在比赛中获得了**上风**。

If you want to win, you need the upper hand.

如果你想赢，你需要**上风**。

The team with the upper hand usually wins.

拥有**优势**的队伍通常会获胜。

After the argument, she clearly had the upper hand.

争论结束后，她明显占了**上风**。

Don’t let them get the upper hand in negotiations.

不要让他们在谈判中取得**上风**。

Once we fix this error, we’ll have the upper hand again.

一旦我们修正这个错误，我们会再次取得**优势**。