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Upwards Prices Adv 副词 Moves   [Adv V 英

英语单词 upwards
英美音标 英 ['ʌpwədz] 美 ['ʌpwərdz]
中文释义 adv.往上;向上地;以上
英语例句 (1) The smoke curled upwards.
(2) The prices of houses are trending upwards.
(3) In convection, hot currents flow upwards.
(4) Citizens of eighteen years and upwards have the right to vote.
中文例句 (1) 烟气袅袅上升。
(2) 房价趋于上涨。
(3) 在对流中热气流向上运动。
(4) 十八岁和十八岁以上的公民有选举权。
柯林斯解释
1
[ADV 副词]向上 If someone moves or looks upwards, they move or look up towards a higher place.
  [ADV after v]
  • '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。

  • Hunter nodded again and gazed upwards in fear...

    亨特又点了点头,满眼恐惧地朝上望去。

  • Lie face upwards with a cushion under your head.

    头枕垫子仰卧。

2
[ADV 副词]上升;上涨 If an amount or rate moves upwards, it increases.
  [ADV after v]
  • ...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。

  • The share price is likely to leap upwards.

    该股票价格可能会猛涨。

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[PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]…以上;多于… A quantity that is upwards of a particular number is more than that number.
  [PREP amount]
  • ...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。

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