| 释义 |
to·ward AHD[tôrd, tōrd, tə-wôrdʹ] D.J.[tɔːd, təʊrd, təˈwɔːd]K.K.[tɔrd, tord, təˈwɔrd]prep.also （介词） 也作 AHD[tôrdz, tōrdz, tə-wôrdzʹ] - In the direction of:朝着…的方向：driving toward home.朝着回家的方向行驶
- In a position facing:面对：处于面对…的位置：had his back toward me.把他的背对着我
- Somewhat before in time:将近：在时间上比…稍前：It began to rain toward morning.快到早晨的时候天开始下雨了
- With regard to; in relation to:关于…；和…有关：an optimistic attitude toward the future.对未来的乐观态度
- In furtherance or partial fulfillment of:进一步：促进或部分完成：contributed five dollars toward the bill.又还了五美元的债务
- By way of achieving; with a view to:达成：意在达到；以…为目标：efforts toward peace.为了和平所做的努力
adj.（形容词）AHD[tôrd, tōrd] - Favoring success or a good outcome; propitious.成功有望的：有利于成功或好的结果的；吉祥的
- Often towards Happening soon; imminent. 常作 towards 很快发生的；在即的
- Obsolete Being quick to understand or learn.【废语】 很快理解或学会的
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old English tōweard 源自 古英语 tōweard
- tō [to] * see to tō [前往] * 参见 to
- -weard [-ward] -weard [问…的]
- Some critics have tried to discern a semantic distinction betweentoward and towards, but the difference is entirely dialectal.Toward is more common in American English; towards is the predominant form in British English. 有些批评家试图明确分辨出toward 与 towards 之间的语义差别， 但这种差异完全是方言性的。Toward 在美式英语中更常见， 而在英国英语中towards 是主要形式
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