towards

A2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 FREQ #1504 ★★★★★

prep. 向, 对于, 为了

发音

UK /təˈwɔːdz/
UK /tʰə̥ˈwɔːdz/
其它 /ˈtɔːdz/
US /tʊˈwɔɹdz/
US /ˈtɔɹdz/
US /ˈtoʊɚdz/
US /tʰə̥ˈwɔɹ̠d̠z/
US /tʰw̥ɔɹ̠d̠z/
NZ /tɘˈwoːdz/
NZ /tʰɘ̥ˈwoːdz/
NZ /tʰw̥oːdz/
IN /ˈʈʊwə(r)ɖs/

别名

torwards

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Near; at hand; in state of preparation; toward.

adv.
  1. 1.

    In the direction of something (indicated by context).

prep. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of toward.

相关短语

with an eye towards lean towards 朝…倾斜,倾向于… pay towards gear towards go towards goes towards going towards went towards gone towards gears towards gearing towards geared towards pays towards paying towards paid towards

词源

From Middle English towardes, from Old English tōweardes, tōwærdes, equivalent to toward + -s (adverbial suffix).

来源：wiktionary