| 单词 | upwards of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasupwards of 5. upwards of, at or to a higher level than; above. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > high upon [preposition] > at a higher level than upwards of1853 1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 140 Upwards of this, the hill is well-covered with..turf and heather. upwards of a. upwards of, (rather) more than; = upward adv. 8.In frequent use from c1760. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > a great quantity, amount, or degree [phrase] > rather more than and morec1230 and (also or) upward1555 and upwards1570 upward of1623 upwards of1721 rising1808 the rise of1834 1721 J. Perry Acct. Stopping Daggenham Breach 17 A large Chest or Machine, upwards of eighty Foot long. 1753–4 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison III. xvi. 227 He..kept his word till he was upwards of seventy. 1841 G. Borrow Zincali II. iii. 109 Considerably upwards of a century. 1885 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 29 538 The estate..was found liable for upwards of £5,000. 1893 J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ II. 321 Upwards of three thousand years ago. < as lemmas |
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