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upwards

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adv.以上,向上

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on high  high up  aloft  up  above  overhead  upstairs  in the clouds  over  upwards    

upwards


adv alsoupwardespecially AmE
moving or pointing towards a higher position
downwards
 Pointing upwards, he indicated a large nest high in the tree.
 The path began to climb steeply upwards.
increasing to a higher level
downwards
 The expected rate of inflation was revised upwards.
 Prices are moving upwards again.
more than a particular amount, time etc
 children of 14 and upwards
 The meeting was attended by upwards of (=over) 500 people.
1. The trend of prices is still upwards.
    物价仍有上涨趋势.

2. The currents of air that the walls of the ship direct upwards, as well as in the line of its course, are enough to give the great bird with its immense wings sufficient sustenance and progress.
    沿船体的上升的气流和沿航线向前的气流给这种巨翼大鸟以足够的浮力和推力。

3. A tree grows upwards.
    树是向上长的。

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