上り坂

のぼりざか
ascent
upgrade

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のぼりざか【上り坂】

uphill

〖C〗

ascent

〖C〗上り坂［道］

**rise

〖C〗〔…の〕上り坂， 勾(^こう)配〔in， of〕

uprising

〖C〗.

▲Let's take the upward slope. 上り坂を行こう.

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のぼりざか【上り坂･登り坂】

1 〔上りの坂道〕 an ascent; an upward [ascending] slope; a rising hill; an uphill road; 《文》 an acclivity; (上り勾配) an upgrade.

●ゆるやかな[急な]上り坂 a gradual [steep] ascent.

●上り坂でつらかった. It was a hard climb (up the hill).

●上り坂にさしかかる come to an upward slope; come to a rise in the road.

●上り坂を進む climb; go up; go on climbing; continue one's climb [ascent]; proceed [continue] up

・列車が上り坂をゆっくり進んでいた. There was a train slowly ascending. | A train was making a slow ascent.

●道はずっと上り坂だ. It [The road, The path] is uphill all the way.

2 〔上昇中〕

●上り坂にある会社 a firm on the rise; a rising [developing] firm.

●会社は今上り坂だ. The firm is on the rise [on the up, rising].

・景気は相変わらず上り坂だ. The economy is still on the rise.