| [/təˈwɔːdz; US tɔːrdz; tɔrdz/] (also toward[/təˈwɔːd; uS tɔːrd; tɔrd/]) prep 用法:
1 in the direction of (sb/sth) 向, 朝, 对著（某人[某事物]）的方向:
walk towards the river 朝著河走去 *
look out towards the sea 向外面的大海看 *
The child came running towards me. 那孩子向我跑来. *
She turned her back towards the sun. 她转过身背对著太阳. 用法:
2 moving closer to achieving (sth) 趋於达成（某事）:
The meeting is seen as the first step towards greater unity between the parties. 这一会议可视为两党走向进一步联合的第一步. *
We have made some progress towards reaching an agreement. 我们在达成协议方面已取得些进展. 用法:
3 in relation to (sb/sth) 对於或关於（某人[某事]）:
The local people are always very friendly towardstourists. 当地人对游客一向十分热情. *
He behaved very affectionately towards her children. 他非常疼爱她的孩子. *
As you get older your attitude towards death changes. 人随著年龄的增长, 对死亡的看法也会有所改变. 用法:
4 with the aim of acquiring or contributing to (sth) 为得到或用於（某物）:
The money will go towards (the cost of) building a new school. 此款项将用於建设新学校（的开销）. *
30 a month goes towards a pension fund. 每月交30英镑用作退职基金. 用法:
5 near (a point in time) 接近（某一时间）:
Food shortages will probably get worse towards the end of the century. 食物短缺的情况到本世纪末可能更加严重. *
Now he's getting towards retirement age he's started playing golf. 他因接近退休年龄, 就打起高尔夫球来了. |