Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #7607
Fully loadedupward
向上;朝上
Toward a higher position or level, literally or figuratively.
- 1.
In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.
向上;朝更高处;朝向源头或起源。
- 2.
In the upper parts; above.
在上方;上面。
- 3.
Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.
更多;无限更多;以上;超过。
- 4.
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
从低处到高处的空间或隐喻
以上;超过;更多;在上方;在上部;向上;朝更高处;朝向源头或起源。;在上方;上面。;更多;无限更多;以上;超过。
In use
The balloon floated upward into the clear blue sky.
She pointed upward to show us the birds on the roof.
Prices have been moving upward all year.
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。
upward of [quantity]
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。
look upward
表示向上看。
She looked upward at the sky.
她抬头望向天空。
Connections
Collocations
- move upward
- 向上移动
- The balloon began to move upward slowly.气球开始缓慢地向上移动。
- look upward
- 向上看
- She looked upward at the stars.她抬头看着星星。
- climb upward
- 向上攀登
- The trail climbs upward through the forest.这条小路穿过森林向上延伸。
- trend upward
- 呈上升趋势
- Unemployment has trended upward this year.今年失业率呈上升趋势。
- face upward
- 面朝上
- Place the board with the printed side facing upward.将木板印刷的一面朝上放置。
- push upward
- 向上推
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想:up 是“上”,-ward 表示方向,所以 upward 就是“朝上的方向”。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
副词,表示方向,常置于动词后或句末。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 upward 一样以 -ward 结尾。backward, downward, forward, inward, outward 的词尾读音均为 /wɚd/(美国英语的卷舌音),但重音在第一个音节,所以它们与 upward 并不真正押韵。注意 toward 常读作 /təˈwɔːrd/,重音落在 -ward 上,词尾为 /wɔːrd/,不要按 /wɚd/ 读。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.