学个词Learn a Word 第1498课 upswing

 　　今天我们要学的词是upswing。 Upswing意思是上升。 "Apple reported that it nearly doubled its earnings¹ as compared to the same quarter a year ago, prompting a rapid upswing in its stock price," 苹果公司业绩报告说，公司本季度的利润比去年同期几乎增长了一倍，使苹果的股价迅速升高。

　　一些重要经济研究机构认为， "Germany is beginning to see an upswing in its economy even as the rest of the 17-country euro-zone struggles with economic turmoil," 德国经济将开始走上坡路，虽然欧元区的另外16个国家还在经济混乱中挣扎。好，今天我们学习的词是upswing...

1 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。