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]。
• Fill in gaps by using short, upward strokes of the pencil.
  用铅笔向上短短地勾画几道来填充空白。
• Other countries are likely to revise their GDP levels and growth rates upward over the coming years.
  其他非洲国家也可能会在未来几年中向上修正gdp水平和增长率数字。
• 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。
• Leaphorn eased himself silently upward
  利普霍恩一声不吭，慢慢站起身来。
• Prices have an upward tendency.
  价格有上升的趋势。
• 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。
• Rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward.
  手和前臂的旋转以致手掌朝上。
• She started once again on the steep upward climb
  她又开始沿着陡峭的山路往上爬。
• Downward movement is much faster than upward one.
  向下移动比向上移动快得多。