skywards

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sky·wards /ˈskaɪwədz $ -wərdz/ (also skyward /-wəd $ wərd/) adverbadv literary

UPup into the sky or towards the sky 向着天空；朝向天空

The bird soared skywards.

鸟儿直冲云霄。

—skyward adjectiveadj

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skywards• Across the flat tableland are almost 100 red and orange monolithic sandstone buttes and mesas jutting skywards.• Strings of spittle hanging from pointed teeth to lower lip reflected moonshine as the cadaverous head arched skywards.• Next moment every head turned to gaze skywards as a brilliant red star flared into life high above Bethlehem House.• Larks throw themselves skywards, balance on fountains of air.• The door was shut, and no smoke plumed skywards from its grey chimneys.• Black-headed gulls circled, spiralling skywards in a current of warm air.• She cast her eyes skywards, muttering soft curses.

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