up·beat /ˈʌpbiːt/ adjectiveadj HAPPYEXPECTpositive and making you feel that good things will happen 乐观的;积极向上的 OPP downbeat upbeat• For all the trouble she's been through, Anna is remarkably upbeat.• And there is something to be upbeat about in 1992: it's an election year.• Analysts are more upbeat about the long-term outlook for the economy.• The upbeat jazz I listen to in the kitchen makes my food come alive.• As he ends his trip, the usually upbeat Mr Liebenow is in a pensive mood.• an upbeat report• The exhibition keeps an official, upbeat tally of progress.• The senator took an upbeat view of the Republicans' chances in the next election.