upwards
adverb
mainlyUKuk/ˈʌp.wədz/us/ˈʌp.wɚdz/(USusuallyupward)C1
towards ahigherposition,level, orvalue:
向上地Sheturnedherfaceupwards to thesun.她抬头面向正午的太阳。
Thecostofcompletionhas beenrevisedupwards againduetoinflation.由于通货膨胀,完工的费用再次调高。
Opposite
downwards
- Housepriceshavestartedmovingupwards again.
- Hepointedupwards.
- Asmallbirdflappeditswingsfuriouslyandflewupwards.
- Buyers stilloutnumbersellersand arepushingpricesupwards.
- Theblazesweptrapidlyupwards andengulfedthe five-storeybuilding.
Up and upward
- ascent
- climbing
- erect
- heavenward
- perpendicular
- skyward
- up
- uphill
- uplift
- uplifted
- upper
- uppermost
- upright
- upturned
- upward
- vertical
- vertically