Word · Frequency #14883
upturns
回升；好转；上升趋势
upturns is the plural of upturn.
an upward movement or trend, especially in business activity
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An upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit.
向上的转变或趋势,尤指商业活动或利润的回升
向上的转变或趋势,尤指商业活动或利润的回升；情况好转；向上趋势
In use
After a difficult year, the economy finally showed an upturn in the last quarter.
There has been a steady upturn in the number of tourists visiting the city.
The company is hoping for an upturn in sales next spring.
an upturn in [something]
名词用法，常用于谈论经济、业绩等向好的变化，后接 in 引出具体方面。
There was an upturn in the company's profits.
公司利润出现了回升。
upturn [something]
动词用法，表示把物体翻转或倒扣过来，后接宾语。
She upturned the empty cup to show it was clean.
她把空杯子倒扣过来，表明它是干净的。
Common mistakes
There was a sharp upturn of sales last month.There was a sharp upturn in sales last month.
名词 upturn 表示“回升、好转”时，固定的介词搭配是 in 引出领域或对象（如 an upturn in sales/the economy），不用 of；“upturn of”不符合英语搭配。
The economy is showing upturn.The economy is showing an upturn.
upturn 是可数名词，表示“一次回升”时前面必须加不定冠词 an；中文说“有回升”没有冠词，但英语中不可省略。
The economy has upturned this year.The economy has taken an upturn this year.
upturn 表示经济“回升”时是名词，不能说 has upturned，那会被理解为动词“翻转”。英语中常用 take an upturn 或 see an upturn 来表达“好转”，所以句子应改为 has taken an upturn。
Connections
Collocations
- economic upturn
- 经济好转；经济回升
- The economic upturn has created thousands of new jobs.经济好转创造了数千个新的就业岗位。
- sharp upturn
- 急剧回升；大幅好转
- There has been a sharp upturn in sales this quarter.本季度销售额急剧回升。
- upturn in demand
- 需求回升
- The company is benefiting from an upturn in demand for its products.该公司正受益于其产品需求的回升。
- cyclical upturn
- 周期性回升
- Economists expect a cyclical upturn in the housing market.经济学家预计房地产市场将出现周期性回升。
- recent upturn
- 近期好转
- The recent upturn in tourist numbers has boosted local businesses.近期游客人数的增加促进了当地企业的发展。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
up（向上）+ turn（掉头），局面掉头向上，就是“好转、回升”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：商业报道、经济新闻、正式报告 名词 upturn 通常用于商业或经济语境，表示“好转”“回升”或“上升趋势”，比较常见于新闻报道和正式报告，日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 upturn 押韵的常见词有 turn、return、overturn、downturn、earn，读音均含 /tɜːn/。注意 turnip 以 'turn' 拼写开头，但读作 /ˈtɜːnɪp/，与 upturn 不押韵；拼写相似并不等于发音相同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.