Something that is moving upstream is moving towards the source of a river, from a point further down the river. Something that is upstream is towards the source of a river.
例句
The water rose high enough for them to continue upstream.水位涨得够高了,他们可以继续向上游航行。...the river police, whose headquarters are just upstream of the Isle St Louis...总部设在圣路易岛上游的水警
英汉词典释义
adv.
向上游(的);逆流(的)
The ice blocks up the river, making the upstream water unable to flow.冰把河道堵住了, 上游的水流不下来。We swam upstream against the current.我们逆流向上游游去。