An upturn is a rise or improvement, especially in business, the economy, or how much of something is being sold or done. Like upswing, it carries the picture of a line on a graph that was flat or falling and has now turned upward — the turn is the key part.

An upturn is a rise or improvementAn upturn指的是一種上升或好轉, especially in business, the economy, or how much of something is being sold or done尤其是在商業、經濟，或某樣東西的銷量、產量上。Like upswing像upswing一樣, it carries the picture of a line on a graph that was flat or falling and has now turned upward它帶有一種畫面：一條原本持平或下跌的圖表線，現在轉向往上 — the turn is the key part重點就在這個「轉」字。

So an upturn is usually a change for the better after a difficult stretch: 'an upturn in the economy', 'an upturn in profits', 'an upturn in tourist numbers'. Its opposite, downturn, is very common indeed — 'the economic downturn' is the normal polite way to say a bad time for business.

So an upturn is usually a change for the better after a difficult stretch所以upturn通常是指經過一段艱難時期後的好轉: 'an upturn in the economy', 'an upturn in profits', 'an upturn in tourist numbers'像'an upturn in the economy'（經濟好轉）、'an upturn in profits'（獲利回升）、'an upturn in tourist numbers'（觀光人數回升）。Its opposite, downturn, is very common indeed它的反義詞downturn其實也非常常見 — 'the economic downturn' is the normal polite way to say a bad time for business'the economic downturn'（經濟下滑）就是形容景氣不好時的一般委婉說法。

The usual pattern is 'an upturn in + noun', and often 'a sharp upturn', 'a slight upturn', 'a modest upturn'.

The usual pattern is 'an upturn in + noun'常見的句型是'an upturn in + 名詞', and often 'a sharp upturn', 'a slight upturn', 'a modest upturn'也常搭配'a sharp upturn'（大幅回升）、'a slight upturn'（小幅回升）、'a modest upturn'（溫和回升）這類說法。

There is also a verb, to upturn, but it is rare and quite formal, meaning to turn something over or upside down; you are far more likely to meet the adjective upturned — an upturned box, an upturned boat, an upturned face looking at the sky. So keep the two apart: the noun upturn is about numbers going up; upturned is about physical things turned over. In business news you will meet upturn and upswing used almost the same way, though upturn is the more common of the two.

There is also a verb, to upturn這個字也有動詞to upturn, but it is rare and quite formal不過很少見，而且相當正式, meaning to turn something over or upside down意思是把某樣東西翻過來或倒過來; you are far more likely to meet the adjective upturned你更常碰到的其實是形容詞upturned — an upturned box, an upturned boat, an upturned face looking at the sky像an upturned box（翻倒的箱子）、an upturned boat（翻覆的船）、an upturned face looking at the sky（仰望天空的臉）。So keep the two apart所以要把這兩個分清楚: the noun upturn is about numbers going up名詞upturn講的是數字上升; upturned is about physical things turned overupturned講的是實體東西被翻過來。In business news you will meet upturn and upswing used almost the same way在財經新聞裡，upturn和upswing的用法幾乎一樣, though upturn is the more common of the two不過upturn是兩者中比較常見的。