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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