upward还是upwards

问题描述

有这样一道填空题：

She pointed her finger ______ (向上地) to signal that someone was moving upstairs.

答案是 upwards，但是，如果填 upward 也可以吗？

老师答疑

曾老师：

此题空白处填upward也是对的。upward既可以作形容词，也可以作副词，作副词时，其用法和意义均与upwards相同。如：

The elevator shot upward.  电梯飞快地上升。《简明英汉词典》

The climbers went upward.登山者往上爬。《英汉多功能词典》

Prices are tending upward [downward].  物价趋涨 [降]。《现代汉英综合大词典》

Prices soared upward. 价格急骤上升。《美国传统词典》

She peered upward at the sky. 她仰视天空。《新牛津英汉双解大词典》

The missile rose upward into the sky. 导弹已升入天空。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

陈老师：

有这样一道填空题：

She pointed her finger ______ (向上地) to signal that someone was moving upstairs.

答案是 upwards，但是，如果填 upward 也可以吗？

She pointed her finger upwards to signal that someone was  moving upstairs.

回答如下:

upwards为副词词性，做状语修饰谓语动词pointed，upward为形容词词性，一般修饰名词/代词作定语.

(1)upwards  adv.  向上地，上升地; 在上面，向上头

There,' said Jack, pointing upwards.

“在那里，”杰克向上指着说。

They climbed upward along the steep cliffs surrounding the village.  

他们沿着村庄周围的陡峭悬崖往上爬。

(2)upward  adj.  向上的，上升的; 升高的

She started once again on the steep upward climb.

她又开始沿着陡峭的山路往上爬。

She gave him a quick, upward look, then lowered her eyes.  

她抬眼迅速瞥了他一下，然后眼睛又垂了下去。