Using different amounts of upward pressure the potter can build up the sides of a container.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

Then the--so the term structure was downward-sloping until about two and a half years and then it was upward sloping.

期限结构线先向下倾斜,在到期期限过了两年半的时点后,才缓慢回升

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

And very often what that does-- a positive emotion can take us out of this downward spiral and create an upward spiral.

很经常的是-,积极情绪把我们带出下行螺旋,形成一个上行螺旋。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

He wore hunting clothes. Suddenly a bird flew upward.

VOA: special.2010.03.20

You make a fist with one hand and,with the other hand, deliver upward thrusts into the victim's abdomen.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

Despite a generally upward trend in recent months on Wall Street, President Obama, administration officials, and economists continue to caution that employment will lag behind other indicators of economic recovery.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05