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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

towards

英  [təˈwɔːdz]
    
美  [tɔːrdz]

[PREP]

又拼作 toward  
    PREP. 介词
  • 1. 向 , 朝 , 面对

    If you move, look, or point towards something or someone, you move, look, or point in their direction.

    双语例句

    例：

    They were all moving towards him down the stairs.

    他们都正朝着他走下楼梯。

    例：

    When he looked towards me, I smiled and waved.

    他朝我看时，我微笑着挥了挥手。

    2. 趋向

    If things develop towards a particular situation, that situation becomes nearer in time or more likely to happen.

    双语例句

    例：

    The agreement is a major step towards peace.

    这项协议是走向和平的一大步。

    3. 对 , 对于

    If you have a particular attitude towards something or someone, you have that attitude when you think about them or deal with them.

    双语例句

    例：

    My attitude towards religion has been shaped by this man.

    我对宗教的态度受到了这个男人的影响。

    4. 接近（时间）

    If something happens towards a particular time, it happens just before that time.

    双语例句

    例：

    There was a forecast of cooler weather towards the end of the week.

    天气预报说接近周末时天气会更凉爽。

    5. 靠近

    If something is towards part of a place or thing, it is near that part.

    双语例句

    例：

    Gulls are nesting on a small island towards the eastern shore.

    海鸥正在靠近东海岸的一个小岛上筑巢。

    6. （钱）用于

    If you give money towards something, you give it to help pay for that thing.

    双语例句

    例：

    Taxes only get part of the way towards a $50 billion deficit.

    税收只能部分解决500亿美元的赤字。

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