upwards

adv.

1. 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。
2. （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。
3. 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。

1. ADV 向上
   If someone moves or looks upwards, 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。
2. ADV 上升；上涨
   If an amount or rate moves upwards, 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。
3. PREP-PHRASE …以上；多于…
   A quantity that is upwards of a 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。

1. 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。
2. He managed to grasp the metal, get a firm grip of it and heave his body upwards.
   他设法牢牢抓住了那个金属物，把整个身子往上提。
3. The United Nations has been forced to revise its estimates of population growth upwards.
   联合国已经被迫上调了其对人口增长做出的预测。
4. The divorce rate is spiralling upwards.
   离婚率正急遽上升。
5. 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。
6. Try stretching your legs and pulling your toes upwards
   试着双腿伸直并且向上拉伸脚趾。
7. A yellow tongue of flame shot upwards.
   一条黄色的火舌直冲上天。
8. 'There,' said Jack, pointing upwards
   “在那里，”杰克向上指着说。
9. Hunter nodded again and gazed upwards in fear
   亨特又点了点头，满眼恐惧地朝上望去。
10. Lie face upwards with a cushion under your head.
    头枕垫子仰卧。
11. The share price is likely to leap upwards.
    该股票价格可能会猛涨。
12. At that time our relations were going upwards, but since then they have been going downwards [ downhill].
    那时我们的关系是走上坡路，此后就开始走下坡路了。
13. The trend of prices is still upwards.
    物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
14. The loss is estimated to reach upwards of 30000 yuan.
    据估计损失达30000元以上。
15. The birds flew upwards.
    鸟儿向上飞去。
16. The path zigzagged upwards.
    小路蜿蜒而上。
17. 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。
18. He was lying on the floor face upwards.
    他面向上躺在地板上。
19. Inflation will bound back upwards next year.
    明年通货膨胀将重新加剧。
20. The rear door is hinged at the top so that it opens upwards.
    后面的门是在顶部铰接上的，以便可以向上开。
21. Your legs are stretched, straight upwards.
    你的大腿绷直，向上延伸。
22. He is already upwards of70 years old.
    他已经七十多岁了。
23. This may be upwards or downwards, we will assume it is upwards.
    它既可能朝上，也可能朝下，我们就假定朝上。
24. Start the turns by moving upwards, the upward motion is started by stretching out the ankles and knees.
    身体向上移动时开始转弯，向上的动作始于你的脚踝和膝盖的伸展。
25. Earthquakes push the land up, depressing the sea level in the area and preventing corals from growing upwards.
    地震把陆地抬升，降低了海平面，并阻止了珊瑚向上生长。
26. In convection, hot currents flow upwards.
    上升的烟柱和热气流在对流中热气流向上运动。
27. 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。
28. Press the edges that stand upwards down, see arrows.
    按向上的边站了下来，见箭头。
29. The plane flew upwards and out of sight.
    飞机向上飞去，随即看不见了。
30. So, we have a parabola going downwards in one direction, upwards in the other one.
    得到的是在一个方向上开口向下，而在另外的一个方向开口向上的抛物线。

adv

1. 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

2. to a later time
   1. they moved the meeting date up
   2. from childhood upward

   Synonym:    upupward