upwards

英 [ˈʌpwədz]

美 [ˈʌpwərdz]

adv.  向上; 向高处; (数量、价格)上升，上涨，提高; 在…以上; 大于; 超过

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4086 / COCA.10989

牛津词典

adv.

• 向上；向高处
  towards a higher place or position
  1. A flight of steps led upwards to the front door.
     一段台阶往上通向正门。
  2. Place your hands on the table with the palms facing upwards.
     把手放在桌子上，手心朝上。
• （数量、价格）上升，上涨，提高
  towards a higher amount or price
  1. Bad weather forced the price of fruit upwards.
     恶劣的天气迫使水果价格上涨。
  2. The budget has been revised upwards.
     预算已经上调。
• 在…以上；大于；超过
  more than the amount or number mentioned
  1. You should expect to pay upwards of £50 for a hotel room.
     住宿饭店，每个房间预计至少要50英镑。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 向上
  If someone moves or looksupwards, they move or look up towards a higher place.
  1. 'There,' said Jack, pointing upwards...
     “在那里，”杰克向上指着说。
  2. 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。
  3. Hunter nodded again and gazed upwards in fear...
     亨特又点了点头，满眼恐惧地朝上望去。
  4. Lie face upwards with a cushion under your head.
     头枕垫子仰卧。
• ADV 上升；上涨
  If an amount or rate movesupwards, it increases.
  1. ...with prices soon heading upwards in high street stores...
     商业大街上商店里的价格迅速上涨
  2. Unemployment will continue upward for much of this year...
     今年的大部分时间失业率仍将上升。
  3. The share price is likely to leap upwards.
     该股票价格可能会猛涨。
• PREP-PHRASE …以上；多于…
  A quantity that isupwards ofa particular number is more than that number.
  1. ...projects worth upwards of 200 million pounds...
     价值2亿多英镑的项目
  2. 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。

英英释义

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:upupwardupwardly
• to a later time
  1. they moved the meeting date up
  2. from childhood upward
  Synonym:upupward

双语例句

• 'There,' said Jack, pointing upwards
  “在那里，”杰克向上指着说。
• My ambition was to travel upwards in the ecclesiastical hierarchy.
  我的雄心是在教会中一步一步往上走。
• A yellow tongue of flame shot upwards.
  一条黄色的火舌直冲上天。
• She caught a clear view upwards of the spotlit temple.
  她抬头清楚地看到了被聚光灯照得通明的寺庙。
• Lie face upwards with a cushion under your head.
  头枕垫子仰卧。
• The hovercraft has the advantage of being able to move straight upwards like a helicopter.
  气垫船的优点是可以像直升机一样垂直上升。
• The path zigzagged upwards.
  小路蜿蜒而上。
• He was lying on the floor face upwards.
  他面向上躺在地板上。
• He is already upwards of70 years old.
  他已经七十多岁了。
• When you talk hold your hands apart with palms forward or upwards.
  当你说话时，让你的手分开，并且将手掌向上或向前。