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单词 upbeat
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Definition of upbeat in English:

upbeat

nounˈʌpbiːtˈəpˌbit
  • (in music) an unaccented beat preceding an accented beat.

    (音乐)弱拍,上拍

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But havoc and harmony learn to coexist, most harmoniously on ‘Circle Square Triangle’, whose guitars punch thick upbeats despite an ungainly note count.
    • Movement is slowed with stops at percussive upbeats.
    • The song has three stanzas of six lines, carrying four stresses downbeats separated by upbeats.
    • There are a lot of upbeats, up in the air, which is great for dancing but really hard for an orchestra.
adjective ˈʌpbiːtˈəpˌbit
informal
  • Cheerful; optimistic.

    〈非正式〉快乐的,乐观的

    he was upbeat about the company's future
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Analysts were very upbeat when the merger was announced last year at the height of the internet bubble.
    • Hartley has every right to be upbeat and optimistic about his life at the present time.
    • London shares ended the week in upbeat mood yesterday, helped by solid gains in oil and banking stocks.
    • Despite dramatically changing the way he lives, Chris is a positive and upbeat person.
    • Considering a lot of things seem to be bringing me down mentally just lately, I actually feel quite upbeat today.
    • Perhaps that explains why the chancellor still sounds so upbeat these days.
    • It is interesting that it is the big bank economists who remain loyal to more upbeat forecasts.
    • The manager's upbeat mood reflects that of the people in the queue which is slowly snaking its way towards the ticket office.
    • With the crowd on their side they belted out a series of fast, upbeat rock songs.
    • As a whole, the tone is a little more optimistic and upbeat than previous efforts.
    • I'm not totally through the woods yet, but hopefully this more upbeat period will last.
    • It is certainly telling that Wall Street on Friday was continuing to take its cue from more upbeat news.
    • Surprisingly, Foot himself concludes on a much more upbeat note than this depressing tale might suggest.
    • The soundtrack consists of mostly upbeat dance numbers with a few slower selections.
    • My daughter-in-law told me he called one day and he sounded very upbeat.
    • Everett had used it a lot when he spoke and it sounded so optimistic and upbeat coming from him.
    • His speeches are upbeat and optimistic because this is the style of Michael Gove, a key Cameron adviser.
    • The programme makers have promised that this new series is going to be more upbeat than the one before.
    • McConnell was in upbeat mood as he arrived for a meeting in Stirling yesterday.
    • If the mood was upbeat it was merely a reflection of the play on the day.
    Synonyms
    cheerful, cheery, positive, confident, hopeful, sanguine, bullish, buoyant, bright
    optimistic, cheerful, cheery, positive, confident, hopeful, sanguine, bullish, buoyant, bright

Definition of upbeat in US English:

upbeat

nounˈəpˌbētˈəpˌbit
  • (in music) an unaccented beat preceding an accented beat.

    (音乐)弱拍,上拍

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Movement is slowed with stops at percussive upbeats.
    • The song has three stanzas of six lines, carrying four stresses downbeats separated by upbeats.
    • There are a lot of upbeats, up in the air, which is great for dancing but really hard for an orchestra.
    • But havoc and harmony learn to coexist, most harmoniously on ‘Circle Square Triangle’, whose guitars punch thick upbeats despite an ungainly note count.
adjectiveˈəpˌbētˈəpˌbit
informal
  • Cheerful; optimistic.

    〈非正式〉快乐的,乐观的

    he was upbeat about the company's future
    Example sentencesExamples
    • With the crowd on their side they belted out a series of fast, upbeat rock songs.
    • Perhaps that explains why the chancellor still sounds so upbeat these days.
    • Considering a lot of things seem to be bringing me down mentally just lately, I actually feel quite upbeat today.
    • Surprisingly, Foot himself concludes on a much more upbeat note than this depressing tale might suggest.
    • His speeches are upbeat and optimistic because this is the style of Michael Gove, a key Cameron adviser.
    • The programme makers have promised that this new series is going to be more upbeat than the one before.
    • Everett had used it a lot when he spoke and it sounded so optimistic and upbeat coming from him.
    • If the mood was upbeat it was merely a reflection of the play on the day.
    • The soundtrack consists of mostly upbeat dance numbers with a few slower selections.
    • Hartley has every right to be upbeat and optimistic about his life at the present time.
    • McConnell was in upbeat mood as he arrived for a meeting in Stirling yesterday.
    • As a whole, the tone is a little more optimistic and upbeat than previous efforts.
    • London shares ended the week in upbeat mood yesterday, helped by solid gains in oil and banking stocks.
    • My daughter-in-law told me he called one day and he sounded very upbeat.
    • The manager's upbeat mood reflects that of the people in the queue which is slowly snaking its way towards the ticket office.
    • Analysts were very upbeat when the merger was announced last year at the height of the internet bubble.
    • It is certainly telling that Wall Street on Friday was continuing to take its cue from more upbeat news.
    • I'm not totally through the woods yet, but hopefully this more upbeat period will last.
    • It is interesting that it is the big bank economists who remain loyal to more upbeat forecasts.
    • Despite dramatically changing the way he lives, Chris is a positive and upbeat person.
    Synonyms
    cheerful, cheery, positive, confident, hopeful, sanguine, bullish, buoyant, bright
    optimistic, cheerful, cheery, positive, confident, hopeful, sanguine, bullish, buoyant, bright
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