Word · Frequency #24247
upwardly
/ˈʌpwədlɪ/
adverb
向更高水平（或地位）
Toward a higher level, position, or status.
常与 mobile 连用，如 upwardly mobile，表示向社会上层流动。
- 1.
In an upward manner.
向上地
- 2.
Towards a higher level, position or status.
向着更高的水平、职位或地位
向上地；朝上；向上地；向着更高的水平、职位或地位；在上面地
In use
The hot-air balloon floated upwardly, letting us see the whole valley.
After years of night school, her career moved upwardly from assistant to manager.
The committee adjusted the budget estimate upwardly after the new costs appeared.
upwardly + adjective
常用于描述社会或经济地位的提升。
She is upwardly mobile.
她社会地位向上流动。
verb + upwardly
修饰动词时，表示方向向上。
The balloon drifted upwardly.
气球向上飘去。
Common mistakes
The company has shown an upwardly trend in sales.
Connections
Collocations
- upwardly mobile
- 向上流动的；有社会上升势头的
- She comes from an upwardly mobile family that values education.她来自一个重视教育、有向上流动势头的家庭。
- upwardly sloping
- 向上倾斜的
- The upwardly sloping roof helps rainwater drain off.向上倾斜的屋顶有助于雨水流走。
- upwardly revised
- 向上修订的；上调的
- The government upwardly revised its economic growth forecast.政府上调了其经济增长预测。
- upwardly curved
- 向上弯曲的
- The bird has an upwardly curved beak.这种鸟有一个向上弯曲的喙。
- upwardly biased
- 有向上偏差的；偏高的
- The survey results are upwardly biased because only happy customers responded.调查结果有向上偏差，因为只有满意的顾客做出了回应。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
up=上，ward=朝，ly=地；想象一个箭头朝上移动的画面，记住这个词是“向上地”的意思。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：职场与职业发展讨论、社会阶层与流动性分析、正式报告或评论 该词较正式，多用于书面语或正式评论中；固定搭配 upwardly mobile 比较常见，日常口语中较少单独使用。
Grammar Note
副词，表示向上地，常用于动词前或系动词后。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common exact rhymes for /ˈʌpwədlɪ/. The listed words share the spelling suffix '-wardly' or '-rdly' but have different stressed vowels, so they are not rhymes.
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