upriver
upriver — 副詞
1. in the direction that leads toward the beginning of a river, against the way the
上游
往河流源頭的方向；在河流上游
in the direction that leads toward the beginning of a river, against the way the water naturally flows
Felix rowed the wooden boat upriver to reach the mountain village.
Felix 划著木船往上游前進，抵達山中的村落。
motion verb + upriver + infinitive of purpose
Nia's grandfather lives in a small hut two miles upriver from the market.
Nia 的祖父住在距離市集兩英里上游的一間小屋裡。
The river narrows and turns rocky as you travel further upriver.
越往上游走，河道就越窄、石頭也越多。
comparative: further upriver
Pedro pointed upriver toward the smoke rising behind the trees.
Pedro 指向河的上游，那裡的樹後方有煙升起。
verb of pointing + upriver + direction phrase
Hyun's family took their boat upriver every Saturday to sell vegetables at the next town.
Hyun 一家人每週六都會划船往上游去，到下一個城鎮賣蔬菜。
- row upriver
- travel upriver
- go upriver
- further upriver
- miles upriver from
- upriver toward
- upstream
more common overall; can be used in both literal river contexts and metaphorical ones (e.g., 'upstream in the supply chain')
- downstream
toward the mouth of the river, moving with the current
文法句型
row/travel/go + upriver
be + [distance] + upriver + from [place]
用法筆記
Commonly used with verbs of motion (row, paddle, travel, go) or in location phrases (be + [distance] + upriver from [place]). The synonym upstream is more frequent in everyday English and also works in metaphorical contexts.