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move upward
表示向更高的位置移动。
The stock price has been moving upward steadily.
股价一直在稳步上涨。
向上；朝上
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向上；朝上
Toward a higher position or level, literally or figuratively.
The stock price has been moving upward steadily.
股价一直在稳步上涨。
向上；朝更高处；朝向源头或起源。
In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.
在上方；上面。
In the upper parts; above.
更多；无限更多；以上；超过。
Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.
从低处到高处的空间或隐喻
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
The balloon floated upward into the clear blue sky.
气球飘向清澈的蓝天。
She pointed upward to show us the birds on the roof.
她向上指着，让我们看屋顶上的鸟。
Prices have been moving upward all year.
物价一整年都在上涨。
表示向更高的位置移动。
The stock price has been moving upward steadily.
股价一直在稳步上涨。
用于表示数量超过某个数值。
Upward of 500 people attended the event.
超过500人参加了活动。
表示向上看。
She looked upward at the sky.
她抬头望向天空。
Not this
He walked upward the street.
Use this
He walked up the street.
副词'upward'不能直接带宾语，而应用介词'up'表示沿街向上。中文学习者常受母语影响遗漏介词。
Not this
She lifted the box upward to the shelf.
Use this
She lifted the box up to the shelf.
动词'lift'后通常接副词'up'表示向上，而非'upward'。'upward'多用于正式书面语，此处用'up'更自然。
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向上移动
The balloon began to move upward slowly.
气球开始缓慢地向上移动。
向上看
She looked upward at the stars.
她抬头看着星星。
向上攀登
The trail climbs upward through the forest.
这条小路穿过森林向上延伸。
呈上升趋势
Unemployment has trended upward this year.
今年失业率呈上升趋势。
面朝上
Place the board with the printed side facing upward.
将木板印刷的一面朝上放置。
向上推
The roots push upward through the soil.
树根向上顶破土壤。
超过；多于
The project will cost upward of two million dollars.
这个项目将耗资超过两百万美元。
不断进步；蒸蒸日上
After the restructuring, it's onward and upward for the company.
重组之后，公司蒸蒸日上。
向上流动；社会地位提升
Education is key to upward mobility for many families.
对许多家庭来说，教育是向上流动的关键。
向上，而不是向北！
In Edwin A. Abbott's classic novella Flatland, the Sphere repeats this line to teach the Square about the third dimension. It is often quoted as a call to think beyond familiar limits.
在埃德温·A·阿博特的经典小说《平面国》中，球体反复用这句话教导正方形理解三维空间。人们常用它来鼓励打破思维局限。
Use upward naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：up 是“上”，-ward 表示方向，所以 upward 就是“朝上的方向”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常方向描述、数量或程度表达、位置描述 该词整体为中性，日常口语与书面语中都比较常见；表示“向上”时多用于方向或程度描述，表示“以上/超过”时常见于数量语境。
副词，表示方向，常置于动词后或句末。
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