towards
[tə'wɔ:dz]
prep.向, 朝, 关于
adj.在即的,有希望的
例句与用法:
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。
He felt very friendly towards them.
他对他们非常友好。
He was walking towards town when I met him.
我遇到他时,他正往镇上走去。
词形变化:
名词: towardliness |
prep.
1. 向, 朝; 面对
I saw her walking towards the bank.
我看到她朝银行走去。
Jean moved towards the door.
琼向门口走过去。
2. 将近; 大约
She is towards sixty.
她将近六十了。
We were through with the work towards noon.
将近中午时我们把工作做完了。
As we got towards Chicago traffic became heavier.
当我们快到芝加哥的时候, 路上的交通变得更加拥挤。
Towards the end of the term two or three boys caught scarlet fever.
快到学期结束的时候, 有两三个男孩子得了猩红热。
3. 对于; 关于
What is your attitude towards the question?
你对这个问题的态度如何?
4. 为; 有助于; 用于
The two parties are working towards a solution.
双方正努力达成一个解决方案。
[təˈwɔːdz, twɔːdz, ˈtɔːdz]
(主北美亦作 toward)
preposition
- in the direction of
向,朝着
they drove towards the German frontier.
他们朝德国边境开去。
■getting closer to achieving (a goal)
接近达到(目的)
moves towards EC political and monetary union.
朝着欧洲共同体政治和货币一体化的步骤。
■close or closer to (a particular time)
接近,将近(某一时间)
towards the end of April.
将近4月底。 - expressing the relation between behaviour or an attitude and the person, thing, or subject at which it is directed or with which it is concerned
对,关于
he was warm and tender towards her.
他对她既热情又温柔。
our attitude towards death.
我们对于死亡的态度。
■paying homage to, especially in a superficial or insincere way
(尤指草率地、虚伪地)向…致敬
he gave a nod towards the good work done by the Press Fund.
他对新闻基金会所作的出色工作点头赞许。 - contributing to the cost of (something)
为;有助于;用于
the council provided a grant towards the cost of new buses.
委员会为新公共汽车的购置费提供拨款。
- Old English tōweardes (see to, -ward)
towards
■Many different qualities go towards the making of a President.
一位总统的成功要求他具备多种不同的品质。
■A one-party state can be the start of the slippery slope towards fascism.
一党专政有可能是滑向法西斯主义的起点。
■It's natural to slack2 off towards the end of a hard day's work.
一天紧张工作快结束的时候有些放松是自然的。
■One day, walking along the sands towards his boat, Crusoe saw in the sand the mark of a man's foot.
一天,克鲁索沿着沙滩走向他的小船时,看到沙地上有一只人的脚印。
■Progress has been made towards a political compromise between the two nations.
两国之间的政治和解已经取得进展。
■Rain came on towards noon.
中午时开始下雨了。
■As the horses raced towards the finishing post, there was nothing in it.
临近终点时,那几匹马齐头并进,简直分不出先后。
■Left a$100 deposit toward the purchase of a stereo system.
为了买一套立体声系统,留下了100美元的订金
■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。
■They made slow progress towards the mountaintop.
他们向山顶缓慢地前进。
■They have hostile sentiments towards us.
他们对我们怀有敌意。
■Their behavior towards me shows that they do not like me.
他们对我的举止说明他们不喜欢我。
■All their efforts are pushing towards a reorganization of the prison system.
他们正尽一切努力,以重建一套新的监狱体制。
■He has a very brotherly manner towards the little boys.
他像哥哥一样对待那些小男孩。
■He dashed across the street and ran towards me.
他冲过马路,向我跑过来。
■He saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car.
他发现有两个贼从一家商店里跑出来,向一辆等候着的小汽车跑去。
■He came towards me, smiled and offered his hand.
他向我走来,微笑著伸出手来和我握手。
■His addiction to drugs propelled him towards a life of crime.
他吸毒成瘾使他走上了犯罪的道路。
■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。
■He leans towards more lighthearted subjects in his later works.
他在后期的创作中倾向于比较轻松的主题。
■He felt very friendly towards them.
他对他们非常友好。
■He felt a strong antipathy towards them.
他对他们非常反感。
■He felt great enmity towards his brother.
他对他弟弟满怀敌意。
■He shows apathy towards everything.
他对任何事情都很冷淡。
■He shows no resentment towards anyone.
他对任何人都无怨恨。
■He is cool toward her.
他对她冷淡。
■He has behaved shamefully towards his wife.
他对妻子的态度很可耻。
■He is indulgent towards his pupils.
他对学生很宽容。
■The antagonism he felt towards his old enemy was still very strong.
他对旧冤家的敌对情绪仍然很大。
■As he warmed towards his subject, he infected his listeners with his own excitement.
他对自己的话题越讲越起劲,那激动的样子感染了观众。
■His love of language inclined him towards a career as a translator.
他对语言的热爱促使他从事翻译工作。
■He acted with forbearance toward the hecklers.
他对质问者表现出极大的克制。
■He started running towards the street but suddenly doubled back to his room.
他开始往街上跑,但突然又折回自己的房间。
■He pelted toward the post office.
他急匆匆向邮局走去。
■He succeeded in decoying the ducks toward his blind.
他成功地把野鸭引诱到他的隐藏处。
■He grabbed my collar and pulled me towards him.
他抓住我的领子把我拉倒他面前。
■He ran for dear life toward his house.
他拼命地向他的房子跑去。
■He hitched south towards Italy, and thence into France.
他搭乘便车往南去意大利,然后从那里进入法国。
■He was predisposed towards literary studies by the bookish environment of his early rears.
他早年生长在读书空气很浓的环境中,所以后来倾向于从事文学研究。
■He ran down towards the main road, stopped short when he saw the police car and doubled back up the alley.
他朝大路跑去,见到警车时立即停了下来,然后折身转回胡同里去了。
■He is inclining toward my view.
他正倾向我的意见。
■He walked swiftly towards home down the dark street.
他沿着黑暗的街道迅速地走回家去。
■He jerked his head towards the door.
他猛然把头扭向大门。
■His parents were as cold as charity towards their son's girlfriend.
他的父母对儿子的女朋友态度非常冷淡。
■His stepson is still very distant towards him.
他的继子对他仍然很疏远。
■He departed at a run towards the station.
他跑着去的车站。
■He turned towards her.
他转向她。
■He behaved very affectionately towards her children.
他非常疼爱她的孩子。
■She came back to him towards evening with a newly plucked olive leaf in her beak.
傍晚时分,鸽子回来了,嘴里衔着一片刚啄下的橄榄叶。
■The ground cools off toward evening.
傍晚时地面变凉。