upwards
美['ʌpwərdz] 英['ʌpwədz]
adv. 往上;向上地;以上
双解释义
adv.(副词)- 向上地,上升地 towards what is higher
英英释义
Adverb- spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position;
"look up!" "the music surged up" "the fragments flew upwards" "prices soared upwards" "upwardly mobile"
- to a later time;
"they moved the meeting date up" "from childhood upward"
例句
用作副词(adv.)- The smoke curled upwards.烟气袅袅上升。
- The prices of houses are trending upwards.房价趋于上涨。
- In convection, hot currents flow upwards.在对流中热气流向上运动。
- Citizens of eighteen years and upwards have the right to vote.十八岁和十八岁以上的公民有选举权。
词语用法
adv.(副词)upwards用作副词时,也可写作upward,前者主要用于英式英语,后者主要用于美式英语。 upwards的主要意思是“向上地”“向内地”“向上游”“以上地”。upwards可修饰动态动词,也可修饰静态动词,还可修饰名词、介词短语等。