upthrust

/uhp-thruhst/US // ˈʌpˌθrʌst //UK // (ˈʌpˌθrʌst) //

推力,向上推力,上推力,推力作用

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a thrust in an upward direction.
- : a sudden and forceful upward movement, as of a nation's economy or the stock market: Market observers are hoping the upthrust can be sustained.
- : Geology. an upheaval.

v.无主动词 verb

Beneath them was a blur of whirling white; ahead was an upthrust mountain range upon which they were driving.
The two men were still sitting on the logs and leaning lazily against upthrust boughs.
Mr. Pennypacker leaned with an air of satisfaction against the upthrust bough of a fallen oak.
At length a heavy, straight upthrust encountered no obstacle of bone, and the blade bit deep and deeper into living flesh.
Huge stumps upthrust like beacons in a ruffled harbor, grim, massive butts.