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

• 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。
• 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。
• Unemployment will continue upward for much of this year
  今年的大部分时间失业率仍将上升。
• Prices have an upward tendency.
  价格有上升的趋势。
• Prices are tending upward [ downward].
  物价趋涨[降]。
• Slanting or curving upward; ascending.
  向上的向上倾斜或弯曲；上升。
• The upward or downward movements of a market, during a period of time.
  的向上或向下流动的市场，在一段时间。
• She started once again on the steep upward climb
  她又开始沿着陡峭的山路往上爬。
• 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。
• Oil prices continued an upward swing in New York this morning.
  今天上午纽约油价继续上扬。