upwards
upwards
英[ˈʌpwədz]美[ˈʌpwərdz]
adv.向上地，上升地，在上面，向上头；
例句
Man struggles upwards; water flows downwards.人往高处走，水往低处流。出自：英语名言
These Chinese ivies climbed upwards and covered the entire wall.那些常春藤攀援而上,爬满了整面墙.
The divorce rate is spiralling upwards.离婚率正急遽上升。
The world urban population is rocketing upwards at a rate of 6.5 per cent per year.世界城市人口以每年6.5%的速度急速上升.
The track snaked perilously upwards.这条小道蜿蜒而上，很危险。
The council has revised its projections of funding requirements upwards.地方议会调高了对资金需求的预测.
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。
The main stems of a plant show negative geotropism as they grow upwards.植物茎往上长时表现出负向地性.
Lie face upwards with a cushion under your head.头枕垫子仰卧。
...projects worth upwards of 200 million pounds...价值2亿多英镑的项目
英语六级真题
NYU is consistently ranked one of the country's most expensive schools, with room and board costs totaling upwards of $64,000 a year.
2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADV
向上
If someone moves or looks upwards, they move or look up towards a higher place.
例句
'There,' said Jack, pointing upwards...“在那里，”杰克向上指着说。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。ADV
上升；上涨
If an amount or rate moves upwards, it increases.
例句
...with prices soon heading upwards in high street stores...商业大街上商店里的价格迅速上涨Unemployment will continue upward for much of this year...今年的大部分时间失业率仍将上升。PREP-PHRASE
…以上；多于…
A quantity that is upwards of a particular number is more than that number.
例句
...projects worth upwards of 200 million pounds...价值2亿多英镑的项目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。英汉词典释义
adv.
向上地, 上升地
The world urban population is rocketing upwards at a rate of 6.5 per cent per year.世界城市人口以每年6.5％的速度急速上升。英英词典释义
Adverb
1. 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"2. to a later time;
"they moved the meeting date up""from childhood upward"
