"upriver" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 上游

Definition

朝河流的源头方向；靠近河流起点。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于描述沿河流向上游的方向，是“downriver（下游）”的反义词。一般用于自然和地理语境，也可比喻问题的起源。

Examples

The boat is going upriver to the village.

船正在往村庄的**上游**开去。

Fishermen travel upriver every morning.

渔民每天早上都**往上游**去。

They built a dam upriver from the city.

他们在城市**上游**建了一座大坝。

You have to paddle hard to make it upriver against the current.

你必须用力划桨才能**逆流**到上游。

Many birds migrate upriver in the spring.

许多鸟类在春天**往上游**迁徙。

Pollution upriver can affect the water quality here.

**上游**的污染会影响这里的水质。