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

高考CET4CET6考研TEM4

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

• 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。
• 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。
• Rotate your torso upward toward the ceiling.
  向天花板的方向向上转动你的躯干。
• Smoke is curling upward from kitchen chimneys.
  炊烟袅袅。
• Lift your side ribs both forward and upward.
  提起两侧的肋骨向前和向上。
• Prices are tending upward [ downward].
  物价趋涨[降]。
• There was an upward tendency in oil shares yesterday.
  石油股票昨天有上涨的势头。
• Unemployment will continue upward for much of this year
  今年的大部分时间失业率仍将上升。
• Her forward and upward momentum have brought both of her feet off the ground.
  她向前和向上的力量使她的双脚都离开了地面。
• Vines spiraled upward toward the roof
  藤蔓盘旋着朝屋顶方向生长。