Word · Frequency #27518
upriver
/ˈʌpˈrivə/
adjective
上游的；向上游的
Towards the source of a river.
- 1.
Towards the source of a river.
朝着河的源头方向。
朝着河的源头方向。；上游的；向水源的
In use
The upriver camp was harder to reach than we expected.
They built a small station on the upriver side of the island.
The upriver towns depend on the seasonal rains.
upriver + noun
upriver 作形容词时通常修饰名词，表示‘上游的’‘位于水源方向的’。
They built a dam in the upriver area.
他们在上游地区建了一座大坝。
Connections
Collocations
- upriver town
- 上游城镇
- The upriver town is only reachable by boat.那座上游城镇只能乘船到达。
- upriver village
- 上游村庄
- They paddled toward an upriver village.他们向上游的一个村庄划去。
- upriver journey
- 溯流而上的旅程
- The upriver journey took three days.溯流而上的旅程花了三天。
- upriver communities
- 上游社区
- Flood warnings were sent to upriver communities.洪水警报已发送给上游社区。
- upriver route
- 向上游的路线
- We studied maps of the upriver route.我们研究了向上游路线的地图。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
up（向上）+ river（河），想象逆流而上，朝河的上游前进。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理描述、航行或旅行路线、河流位置说明 upriver 作形容词时通常用于描述位置或行进方向，多出现在地理、航行或旅行语境中，属于中性表达。
Grammar Note
常作定语或表语；无比较级
Pronunciation & Spelling
river、liver、deliver、quiver、shiver 都与 upriver 押韵，重读元音及之后的读音相同。driver 虽也以 -iver 结尾，但读作 /ˈdraɪvə/，重读元音是 /aɪ/，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.