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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

outward

英  [ˈaʊtwəd]
    

[ADJ, ADV]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1. 表面看起来的

    The outward feelings, qualities, or attitudes of someone or something are the ones they appear to have rather than the ones that they actually have.

    双语例句

    例：

    In spite of my outward calm I was very shaken.

    尽管表面看似镇静，我内心却非常慌乱。

    2. 外在的

    The outward features of something are the ones that you can see from the outside.

    双语例句

    例：

    Mark was lying unconscious but with no outward sign of injury.

    马克躺在那昏迷不醒，但看不出受伤的迹象。

    3. 外出的

    An outward flight or journey is one that you make away from a place that you are intending to return to later.

    ADV. 副词
  • 1. 向外（移动）地 , （面）向外地

    If something moves or faces outward, it moves or faces away from the place you are in or the place you are talking about.

    双语例句

    例：

    The top door opened outward.

    最上面的门向外开着。

    2. 向外（看）地

    If you say that a person or a group of people, such as a government, looks outward, you mean that they turn their attention to another group that they are interested in or would like greater involvement with.

    双语例句

    例：

    Other poor countries looked outward, strengthening their ties to the economic superpowers.

    其他贫穷的国家把眼光投向国外，加强与经济强国的联系。

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