向上地，上升地　 towards what is higher

1. upwards用作副词时，也可写作upward，前者主要用于英式英语，后者主要用于美式英语。
2. upwards的主要意思是“向上地”“向内地”“向上游”“以上地”。upwards可修饰动态动词，也可修饰静态动词，还可修饰名词、介词短语等。

　The birds flew upwards.　鸟儿向上飞去。
　He was lying on the floor face upwards.　他面向上躺在地板上。
　The world urban population is rocketing upwards at a rate of 6.5 per cent per year.　世界城市人口以每年6.5%的速度急速上升。
　Prices are tending upwards.　物价正在上涨。
　We traced the river upwards.　我们沿河溯源而上。
　He held out his hand, palm upwards.　他伸出一只手，掌心朝上。
　We have notebooks from five cents upwards.　本店有5分和5分以上的笔记本。
　From ten years of age upwards he had studied French.　他从10岁起就学习法语。
　The watch costs upward of 8000 yuan.　这只表的价钱超过8000元。