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。
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
Word OriginOld English upweard(es) (see up, -ward).