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upward

US [ˈʌpwərd]
UK [ˈʌpwə(r)d]
  • adj.向上的；朝上的；向高处的；增长的
  • adv.同“upwards”
  • Web上升的；以上；上升地

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upward
adj.
1.
向上的；朝上的；向高处的pointing towards or facing a higher place
an upward gaze
举目凝望
2.
（数量、价格）上升的，上涨的，增长的increasing in amount or price
an upward movement in property prices
房地产价格的上升

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Definition:
AllAll,向上的向上的,朝上的朝上的,向高处的向高处的,增长的增长的,上升的上升的,以上以上,上升地上升地
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Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
The average tax-paying investor is now running up a down escalator whose pace has accelerated to the point where his upward progress is nil.
一般纳税水平的投资者现在是在一个下行的自动扶梯往上跑。自动扶梯的节奏已经加快到了一定程度，让投资者向上的进展为零。
yì bān nà shuì shuǐ píng de tóu zī zhě xiàn zài shì zài yī gè xià xíng de zì dòng fú tī wǎng shàng pǎo 。 zì dòng fú tī de jié zòu yǐ jīng jiā kuài dào le yí dìng chéng dù , ràng tóu zī zhě xiàng shàng de jìn zhǎn wéi líng 。
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2.
But once the cold or down and down, in other words upward moves into a downward rigidity, to further increase (up to re-bid) very difficult.
但是一旦跌下来和冷下来了，换句话说向上刚性转变成向下刚性，要想再上去（重新转为向上刚性）就非常困难。
dàn shì yí dàn diē xià lái hé lěng xià lái le , huàn jù huà shuō xiàng shàng gāng xìng zhuǎn biàn chéng xiàng xià gāng xìng , yào xiǎng zài shàng qù ( chóng xīn zhuǎn wéi xiàng shàng gāng xìng ) jiù fēi cháng kùn nan 。
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3.
To a young man with the least fire in him that little upward lift in the middle of her red top lip was distracting, infatuating, maddening.
她的中部微微向上掀起的红色上唇，就连最没有激情的青年男子见了，也要神魂颠倒，痴迷如醉，为之疯狂。
tā de zhōng bù wēi wēi xiàng shàng xiān qǐ de hóng sè shàng chún , jiù lián zuì méi yǒu jī qíng de qīng nián nán zǐ jiàn le , yě yào shén hún diān dǎo , chī mí rú zuì , wèi zhī fēng kuáng 。
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4.
He looked upward rather than downward for a while at the door to the basement.
他向上，而不是向下，看了一会儿。
tā xiàng shàng , ér bú shì xiàng xià , kàn le yī huì er 。
blog.sina.com.cn
5.
Try to rotate even your navel upward toward the ceiling just as you do your face.
甚至试着转动肚脐向上往天花板的方向，就像你的头一样。
shèn zhì shì zhe zhuǎn dòng dù qí xiàng shàng wǎng tiān huā bǎn de fāng xiàng , jiù xiàng nǐ de tóu yí yàng 。
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6.
In the medium term, the best and most likely policy would be a move to a heavily managed float, rather than an upward adjustment of the peg.
从中期来看，最好也是最有可能采取的政策是过渡到严格管理的浮动，而不是对盯住汇率向上进行调整。
cóng zhōng qī lái kàn , zuì hǎo yě shì zuì yǒu kě néng cǎi qǔ de zhèng cè shì guò dù dào yán gé guǎn lǐ de fú dòng , ér bú shì duì dīng zhù huì lǜ xiàng shàng jìn xíng tiáo zhěng 。
finance.sina.com.cn
7.
Every little upward move in deposit rates tempts some people to put the money in the bank instead.
而存款利率的每一次微涨都会吸引有些人转而把钱存进银行。
ér cún kuǎn lì lǜ de měi yī cì wēi zhǎng dū huì xī yǐn yǒu xiē rén zhuǎn ér bǎ qián cún jìn yín háng 。
c.wsj.com
8.
She gazed silently, and seemed to be borne upward like a floating sea-bird on the long heaves and swells of sound.
她默不作声地注视着，似乎像一只盘旋的海鸟在汹涌澎湃的声涛中扶摇直上。
tā mò bú zuò shēng de zhù shì zhe , sì hū xiàng yī zhī pán xuán de hǎi niǎo zài xiōng yǒng péng pài de shēng tāo zhōng fú yáo zhí shàng 。
www.chinaorb.com
9.
Despite Europe's economic mess, a number of other factors suggest that the U. S. economy may begin to tick upward more during the next year.
尽管欧洲经济一片混乱，但一些其他因素表明，美国经济可能从明年开始向上反弹的幅度会更大。
jǐn guǎn ōu zhōu jīng jì yī piàn hùn luàn , dàn yì xiē qí tā yīn sù biǎo míng , měi guó jīng jì kě néng cóng míng nián kāi shǐ xiàng shàng fǎn tán de fú dù huì gèng dà 。
kk.dongxi.net
10.
When I again, looking upward, the sky's star a bit more bright, as if the dark flashing eyes, the water sparkling.
当我再次仰头时，天空的星更亮了几分，仿佛黑夜里闪烁的大眼睛，水盈盈的。
dāng wǒ zài cì yǎng tóu shí , tiān kōng de xīng gèng liàng le jǐ fēn , fǎng fú hēi yè lǐ shǎn shuò de dà yǎn jing , shuǐ yíng yíng de 。
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