I try to be cool and sensible, but sometimes my feelings get the upper hand of me.

我想着做一个冷静、理智的人，但是有时候我爱感情用事。(实习编辑：顾萍)。

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and in certain phases of civilization people of this kind are apt to get the upper hand of more amiable and conscientious races and classes.

在人类文明的特定阶段，这类人已适应了掌控比他们更和蔼可亲，更有良知的民族和阶级。

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The lack of folate might enable cancer to get the upper hand, allowing mutations to occur unchecked.

缺少叶酸则可能会使肿瘤占上风，使之发生未加抑制的突变。

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When things get staid and lose their volatility, the bad sides of human character get the upper hand: Greed and laziness.

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As firefighters try to get the upper hand on the blaze near Fort Collins, which has burned large swaths of private and U.S. Forest Service land since it began June 9, local authorities have dispatched roving patrols to combat looting.

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