上来 shànɡlái verb ① (开始) begin, start ▸ 一上来就有劲 be very energetic from the start ② (到高处) come up ▸ 这山太高了,我爬了两个多钟头才上来。 This mountain is too high. It took me more than two hours to get to the top. ▸ 这些干部刚从基层上来。 These cadres have just come from grass-roots units. |