upward
adjective /ˈʌpwəd/
/ˈʌpwərd/
- pointing towards or facing a higher place
向上的；朝上的；向高处的 - an upward gaze
举目凝望 - Any expansion would have to be upward.
任何扩张都必须是向上的。
- an upward gaze
- increasing in amount or price
（数量、价格）上升的，上涨的，增长的 - an upward movement in property prices
房地产价格的上升 - an upward trend in the rate of unemployment
失业率的上升趋势 - The long-term trend in foreign direct investment is upward.
外国直接投资的长期趋势是上升的。
opposite downward - an upward movement in property prices
词源Old English upweard(es) (see up, -ward).