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Upbeat describes a cheerful, positive, hopeful feeling or tone - an upbeat person stays hopeful, and upbeat music or news makes you feel good. In music, 'the upbeat' is also a technical term for the small beat just before the main strong beat of a bar.
樂觀開朗的；(音樂)弱起拍
組成up + beat
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
upbeatadj/ʌpˈbit/
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Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.
- The notes are easy, but it's an upbeat tune and should be played fairly quickly.
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Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.
- Though he had bad news, he ended with an upbeat forecast for the future.
- He sounded upbeat when I talked to him.
upbeatnoun/ˈʌpˌbit/
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An unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase.
- The conductor said: I give you three beats for nothing and then you come in on the upbeat.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。