upward

英 [ˈʌpwəd]

美 [ˈʌpwərd]

adj.  向上的; 朝上的; 向高处的; (数量、价格)上升的，上涨的，增长的

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Oxford 3000 / BNC.7607 / COCA.6144

牛津词典

adj.

• 向上的；朝上的；向高处的
  pointing towards or facing a higher place
  1. an upward gaze
     举目凝望
• （数量、价格）上升的，上涨的，增长的
  increasing in amount or price
  1. an upward movement in property prices
     房地产价格的上升

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 向上的
  Anupwardmovement or look is directed towards a higher place or a higher level.
  1. She started once again on the steep upward climb...
     她又开始沿着陡峭的山路往上爬。
  2. She gave him a quick, upward look, then lowered her eyes.
     她抬眼迅速瞥了他一下，然后眼睛又垂了下去。
• ADJ 上升的；升高的
  If you refer to anupwardtrend or anupwardspiral, you mean that something is increasing in quantity or price.
  1. ...the Army's concern that the upward trend in the numbers avoiding military service may continue...
     部队对逃避服兵役人数可能持续增多的担忧
  2. Oil prices continued an upward swing in New York this morning.
     今天上午纽约油价继续上扬。
  3. ...if prices continue their inexorably upward spiral.
     如果物价继续疯狂攀升的话

英英释义

adj

• directed up
  1. the cards were face upward
  2. an upward stroke of the pen

adv

• spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
  1. look up!
  2. the music surged up
  3. the fragments flew upwards
  4. prices soared upwards
  5. upwardly mobile
  Synonym:upupwardsupwardly
• to a later time
  1. they moved the meeting date up
  2. from childhood upward
  Synonym:upupwards

双语例句

• Prices are tending upward [ downward].
  物价趋涨[降]。
• They climbed upward along the steep cliffs surrounding the village
  他们沿着村庄周围的陡峭悬崖往上爬。
• It costs upward of$ 40,000 a year to keep some prisoners in prison.
  关押某些犯人一年的成本超过4万美元。
• Vines spiraled upward toward the roof
  藤蔓盘旋着朝屋顶方向生长。
• From today's vantage point, the 1987 crash seems just a blip in the upward progress of the market
  今天看来，1987年的崩盘似乎只是股市上升进程中的一次小小挫折。
• Slanting or curving upward; ascending.
  向上的向上倾斜或弯曲；上升。
• Interest rates generally have been declining since last spring, despite a few upward blips in recent weeks.
  尽管近几周出现了几次短暂的回升，但自去年春天开始利率在整体上还是一直呈下降趋势。
• She gave him a quick, upward look, then lowered her eyes.
  她抬眼迅速瞥了他一下，然后眼睛又垂了下去。
• Arms bend. Arms upward. Wait for it. Stretch.
  手臂弯曲。手臂上举。保持一下。伸展。
• Downward movement is much faster than upward one.
  向下移动比向上移动快得多。