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词组 upwards
释义 upwards
In British English, if you move or look upwards, you move or look towards a place that is higher than the place where you are.
She stretched upwards to the curtain pole.
He had happened to look upwards.

Upwards is only used as an adverb.


'upward'


Speakers of American English usually say upward instead of 'upwards'.
I began to climb upward over the steepest ground.

In both British and American English, upward is used as an adjective. An upward movement or look is one in which someone or something moves or looks upwards.
...a quick upward flick of the arm.
He would steal upward glances at the clock.

When upward is an adjective, you can only use it in front of a noun.

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