upstream
- 英式英标[,ʌp\'strim]
- 美式音标[\'ʌpstriːm]
adv. 逆流地；向上游
adj. 向上游的；逆流而上的
n. 上游部门
英文词源
- upstream (adv.)
- also up-stream, 1680s, from up (adv.) + stream (n.). As an adjective from 1838.
实用例句
- 1. The barriers are lethal to fish trying to swim upstream.
- 这些障碍物对于想要往上游游动的鱼儿来说是致命的。
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- 2. Cities upstream use the river to get rid of sewage.
- 上游的城市将污水排放到河里。
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- 3. A barrage would halt the flow upstream and lift the water level.
- 一道拦河坝将会在上游拦住水流，抬升水位。
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- 4. Steps lead down to the subway from the upstream side.
- 上游那边有台阶通向地铁。
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- 5. The water rose high enough for them to continue upstream.
- 水位涨得够高了，他们可以继续向上游航行。
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