| 单词 | forward |
| 释义 | forward —forwardable, adj. —forwardly, adv. /fawr"weuhrd/, adv. Also, forwards. 1. toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward. 2. toward the front: Let's move forward so we can hear better. 3. into view or consideration; out; forth: He brought forward several good suggestions. 4. toward the bow or front of a vessel or aircraft. 5. ahead (defs. 4, 5). adj. 6. directed toward a point in advance; moving ahead; onward: a forward motion. 7. being in a condition of advancement; well-advanced: It was quite forward in the season when we finished our planting. 8. ready, prompt, or eager. 9. presumptuous, impertinent, or bold: a rude, forward child. 10. situated in the front or forepart: the forward part of the ship. 11. of or pertaining to the future; for the future or forward delivery: forward buying; a forward price. 12. lying ahead or to the front: Take the forward path. 13. radical or extreme, as persons or opinions: the forward trend in certain liberal thought. n. 14. Sports. a. a player stationed in advance of others on a team. b. Football. a lineman. c. Basketball. either of two players stationed in the forecourt. 15. Finance. something bought, as a security, for future delivery. v.t. 16. to send forward; transmit, esp. to a new address: to forward a letter. 17. to advance or help onward; promote: The training will help to forward your career. v.i. 18. to advance or play a mechanism, recording tape, cassette, etc., in the forward direction: to find a musical selection without forwarding through the whole cassette. [bef. 900; ME; OE for(e)weard. See FORE1, -WARD] Syn. 1. FORWARD, ONWARD both indicate a direction toward the front or a movement in a frontward direction. FORWARD applies to any movement toward what is or is conceived to be the front or a goal: to face forward; to move forward in the aisles. ONWARD applies to any movement in continuance of a course: to march onward toward a goal. 8. willing, earnest, zealous. 9. assuming, impudent. See bold. 11. early, preliminary, future, premature. 13. unconventional, progressive. 17. further, foster. Ant. 6. backward. |
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