towards

英 [tə'wɔːdz; twɔːdz; 'tɔːdz] 美[tɔrdz]
  • prep. 朝,向;对于;有助于

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中文词源


towards 朝,向,接近

toward,朝向,-s,副词所有格。

英文词源


towards
towards: [OE] The suffix -ward or -wards, which underlies towards, forward, and a host of other English adverbs and adjectives, comes from a prehistoric Germanic *-warth. This in turn goes back to the Indo-European base *wert- ‘turn’ (source also of English convert, version, etc) – so etymologically, towards denotes ‘turning to’ something.
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towards (adv.)
Old English toweards, from toweard (adj.) "coming, facing, approaching" (see toward) + adverbial genitive ending.

双语例句


1. Do not wait for good things to happen to you. You need to walk towards happiness.
不要等待好事降临,你要向幸福进发。

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2. I was on my own and these fellows came along towards me.
我正一个人走着,一些家伙朝我走过来。

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3. Mark had for some time been making advances towards her.
马克追她已经有一段时间了。

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4. He tramped hurriedly round the lake towards the garden.
他匆匆地迈着沉重的步伐绕过湖边向花园走去。

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5. Traditionally young Asians in Britain have gravitated towards medicine, law and engineering.
英国的亚裔年轻人通常被吸引到医学、法律及工程专业。

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