upward

adj.

1. 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
2. （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

1. ADJ 向上的
   An upward movement 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。
2. ADJ 上升的；升高的
   If you refer to an upward trend or an upward spiral, 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

1. 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。
2. Leaphorn eased himself silently upward
   利普霍恩一声不吭，慢慢站起身来。
3. Vines spiraled upward toward the roof
   藤蔓盘旋着朝屋顶方向生长。
4. 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。
5. She started once again on the steep upward climb
   她又开始沿着陡峭的山路往上爬。
6. 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。
7. Oil prices continued an upward swing in New York this morning.
   今天上午纽约油价继续上扬。
8. 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。
9. Unemployment will continue upward for much of this year
   今年的大部分时间失业率仍将上升。
10. 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。
11. From today's vantage point, the 1987 crash seems just a blip in the upward progress of the market
    今天看来，1987年的崩盘似乎只是股市上升进程中的一次小小挫折。
12. Arms bend. Arms upward. Wait for it. Stretch.
    手臂弯曲。手臂上举。保持一下。伸展。
13. There was an upward tendency in oil shares yesterday.
    石油股票昨天有上涨的势头。
14. Smoke is curling upward from kitchen chimneys.
    炊烟袅袅。
15. Prices are tending upward [ downward].
    物价趋涨[降]。
16. The inpocketed vegetal pole cells develop into a sheet of cells which grows upward and eventually encloses a cavity, the archenteron.
    内褶的植物极细胞生成一片向上生长的细胞，并最后围成一个腔，即原肠。
17. The market showed an upward turn in july.
    7月间市场情况有所好转。
18. Downward movement is much faster than upward one.
    向下移动比向上移动快得多。
19. Prices have an upward tendency.
    价格有上升的趋势。
20. This is an upward slope.
    这是上坡。
21. Mentored women and men gain higher salaries and more upward mobility after a few years.
    受到辅导的女性和男性获得了更高的工资，并且在几年之后有了更多向上的流动性。
22. 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。
23. Rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward.
    手和前臂的旋转以致手掌朝上。
24. Lift your side ribs both forward and upward.
    提起两侧的肋骨向前和向上。
25. Slanting or curving upward; ascending.
    向上的向上倾斜或弯曲；上升。
26. Rotate your torso upward toward the ceiling.
    向天花板的方向向上转动你的躯干。
27. Teaching and guiding onward and upward.
    教导和指引人向前和向上。
28. 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。
29. 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。
30. With downward figures and pattern; meets the lying child's upward look.
    带有向下的形状和图案；迎接躺着的孩子向上观看的目光。

adj

1. directed up
   1. the cards were face upward
   2. an upward stroke of the pen

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:    upupwardsupwardly

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

   Synonym:    upupwards