towards
英 [t?'w??dz; tw??dz; 't??dz]
美[t?rdz]
- prep. 朝，向；對于；有助于
CET6高頻詞核心詞匯
中文詞源
towards 朝，向，接近
toward,朝向，-s,副詞所有格。
英文詞源
- 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.
=> convert, version - towards (adv.)
- Old English toweards, from toweard (adj.) "coming, facing, approaching" (see toward) + adverbial genitive ending.
雙語例句
- 1. Do not wait for good things to happen to you. You need to walk towards happiness.
- 不要等待好事降臨，你要向幸福進發(fā)。
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
- 2. I was on my own and these fellows came along towards me.
- 我正一個人走著，一些家伙朝我走過來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Mark had for some time been making advances towards her.
- 馬克追她已經(jīng)有一段時間了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He tramped hurriedly round the lake towards the garden.
- 他匆匆地邁著沉重的步伐繞過湖邊向花園走去。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Traditionally young Asians in Britain have gravitated towards medicine, law and engineering.
- 英國的亞裔年輕人通常被吸引到醫(yī)學、法律及工程專業(yè)。
來自柯林斯例句