| 单词 | toward |
| 释义 | toward[tə'wɒ:d]prep. 向, 对于, 为了a. 即将来临的, 进行中的相关词组:toward eveninggo far toward toward to.ward AHD: [tôrd, t½rd, t…-wôrd“] D.J. [t%8d, t*&rd, t*6w%8d]K.K. [t%rd, tord, t*6w%rd]AHD: [tôrdz, t½rdz, t…-wôrdz“] AHD: [tôrd, t½rd] prep.also （介词） 也作 1. In the direction of:朝着…的方向：driving toward home.朝着回家的方向行驶2. 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3. 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4. 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5. 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6. 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）1. 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2. Often towards Happening soon; imminent.常作 towards 很快发生的；在即的3. Obsolete Being quick to understand or learn.【废语】 很快理解或学会的语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old English t½weard 源自 古英语 t½weard 3. t½ [to] * see to t½ [前往] *参见 to4. -weard [-ward] -weard [问…的] 用法: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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