音标：[ʌp'tә:n]
n. 情况好转, 向上趋势
vt. (使)向上, 转朝上, 翻转
vi. (使)向上, 转朝上, 翻转
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upturn的短语、例句：

upturn n ~ (in sth) upward trend in business, fortune, etc; improvement （生意、 运气等）好转; 改进
an upturn in the sales figures 销售额的增长
Her luck seems to have taken an upturn/to be on the upturn. 她似乎时来运转了. Cf 参看 upswing.