英语词汇“toward”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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(tɔrd) also towards

language note: In addition to the uses shown below, toward is used in phrasal verbs such as 'counttoward' and 'lean toward.'

1. preposition

If you move, look, or point toward something or someone, you move, look, or point in their direction.

They were all moving toward him down the stairs.

When he looked toward me, I smiled and waved.

2. preposition [PREP n/-ing]

If things develop toward a particular situation, that situation becomes nearer in time or more likely to happen.

The agreement is a major step toward peace.

3. preposition

If you have a particular attitude toward something or someone, you have that attitude when you think about them or deal with them.

My attitude toward religion has been shaped by this man.

4. preposition

If something happens toward a particular time, it happens just before that time.

There was a forecast of cooler weather toward the end of the week.

5. preposition

If something is toward part of a place or thing, it is near that part.

Gulls are nesting on a small island toward the eastern shore.

6. preposition

If you give money toward something, you give it to help pay for that thing.

Taxes only get part of the way toward a $50 billion deficit.

toward in British English

adjective (ˈtəʊəd)

1. rare

in progress; afoot

2. obsolete

about to happen; imminent

3. obsolete

promising or favourable

preposition (təˈwɔːd, tɔːd)

4. a variant of towards

Derived forms

towardness (ˈtowardness)

noun

Word origin

Old English tōweard; see to, -ward

toward in American English

(tɔrd; toʊrd; ˈtoʊərd; twɔrd; tʊˈwɔrd; təˈwɔrd; for adj. ˈtoʊərd; tɔrd)

preposition

in the direction of

so as to face; facing

in a manner designed to achieve or along a course likely to result in; in order to get or further

steps toward peace

concerning; regarding; about

a negative attitude toward abstract art

close to or just before (in time)

toward daybreak

so as to help pay for

to contribute toward a new library

adjective Rare

favorable; propitious

ready to learn; promising

docile; compliant

10.

at hand; imminent

11.

being done; in progress

used predicatively

Word origin

ME < OE toweard: see to1 & -ward

Examples of 'toward' in a sentence
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The decline in violence might suggest an uninterrupted tide of progress toward a civilised society. Progress toward a whole product is the critical feedback mechanism of partnership.Has progress been made toward the goal?Times for periodic review of my performance and progress toward that call should also have been spelled out.Thereafter he moved rapidly toward the left; soon he was calling himself a socialist.Peg took a democratic attitude toward clients; wealth mattered more than class.The main one is that we can't make real progress toward full equality in the workplace until we do the same at home.

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释义	Trends of toward View usage for: toward (tɔrd) also towards language note: In addition to the uses shown below, toward is used in phrasal verbs such as 'counttoward' and 'lean toward.' 1. preposition If you move, look, or point toward something or someone, you move, look, or point in their direction. They were all moving toward him down the stairs. When he looked toward me, I smiled and waved. 2. preposition [PREP n/-ing] If things develop toward a particular situation, that situation becomes nearer in time or more likely to happen. The agreement is a major step toward peace. 3. preposition If you have a particular attitude toward something or someone, you have that attitude when you think about them or deal with them. My attitude toward religion has been shaped by this man. 4. preposition If something happens toward a particular time, it happens just before that time. There was a forecast of cooler weather toward the end of the week. 5. preposition If something is toward part of a place or thing, it is near that part. Gulls are nesting on a small island toward the eastern shore. 6. preposition If you give money toward something, you give it to help pay for that thing. Taxes only get part of the way toward a $50 billion deficit. toward in British English adjective (ˈtəʊəd) 1. rare in progress; afoot 2. obsolete about to happen; imminent 3. obsolete promising or favourable preposition (təˈwɔːd, tɔːd) 4. a variant of towards Derived forms towardness (ˈtowardness) noun Word origin Old English tōweard; see to, -ward toward in American English (tɔrd; toʊrd; ˈtoʊərd; twɔrd; tʊˈwɔrd; təˈwɔrd; for adj. ˈtoʊərd; tɔrd) preposition 1. in the direction of 2. so as to face; facing 3. in a manner designed to achieve or along a course likely to result in; in order to get or further steps toward peace 4. concerning; regarding; about a negative attitude toward abstract art 5. close to or just before (in time) toward daybreak 6. so as to help pay for to contribute toward a new library adjective Rare 7. favorable; propitious 8. ready to learn; promising 9. docile; compliant 10. at hand; imminent 11. being done; in progress used predicatively Word origin ME < OE toweard: see to1 & -ward Examples of 'toward' in a sentence toward The decline in violence might suggest an uninterrupted tide of progress toward a civilised society. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Progress toward a whole product is the critical feedback mechanism of partnership. Geoffrey A. Moore INSIDE THE TORNADO: MARKETING STRATEGIES FROM SILICON VALLEY'S CUTTING EDGE (2001) Has progress been made toward the goal? Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995) Times for periodic review of my performance and progress toward that call should also have been spelled out. Christianity Today (2000) Thereafter he moved rapidly toward the left; soon he was calling himself a socialist. Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995) Peg took a democratic attitude toward clients; wealth mattered more than class. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The main one is that we can't make real progress toward full equality in the workplace until we do the same at home. Times, Sunday Times (2013)
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