音标:[tә'wɒ:d] ;
prep. 向, 对于, 为了
a. 即将来临的, 进行中的
prep. Alt. of Towards
adv. Alt. of Towards
prep. Approaching; coming near.
prep. Readly to do or learn; compliant with duty; not froward;
apt; docile; tractable; as, a toward youth.
prep. Ready to act; forward; bold; valiant.

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toward的用法和样例:

例句

用作介词(prep.)
  1. He ran for dear life toward his house.他拼命地向他的房子跑去。
  2. The bus follows the road toward Beijing.那公共汽车是顺着朝北京去的道路行驶。
  3. I have shown enough forbearance toward him.我已经对他很有耐心了。
  4. The Policeman continues to shuffle toward her.警察还是慢慢地移步接近她。
  5. Tom has an optimistic attitude toward the future.关于未来,汤姆持有一个乐观的态度。
  6. But toward the end of the term you may suddenly find that time is running out.但到将近期末时,你可能突然发现已经没有什么时间了。

词汇搭配

  • make toward向
  • towards向
  • drive toward努力(力图)
  • predispose someone toward使某人日后倾向于…...
  • direct one's steps toward向 ... 走去
  • bend one's steps toward走去
  • do much toward对
  • turn one's steps toward转而做
  • partiality toward someone喜爱某人,对某人偏爱...
  • lean toward倾向, 偏向
  • screen toward the ball为接球者作掩护...
  • run toward奔向
  • toward this end为此(所以)
  • look toward期待
  • tendency toward sliding滑动趋势
  • trend toward趋向于(倾向于)...
  • face toward朝, 朝向, 指向,...
  • draw toward吸引到…方面来,使接...
  • wave toward向 ... 示意

经典引文

  • There is, sure, another flood toward, and these couples are coming to the ark.

    出自:As You Like It,Shakespeare
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