upstream

upstream
adverb & adjective
  1. moving or situated in the opposite direction from that in which a stream or river flows; nearer to the source
    逆流而上(的),在(往)上游(的)
    [as adv.]a lone motor cruiser rumbled upstream.
    一艘摩托游艇隆隆地逆流而上。
    [as adj.]the upstream stretch of the Nene.
    尼恩河的上游段。
    ■(Biology)situated in or towards the part of a sequence of genetic material where transcription takes place earlier than at a given point
    (生)(基因序列)上游的
    ■at a stage in the process of gas or oil extraction and production before the raw material is ready for refining
    (炼油等过程)上游的,上流的
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