towards
美 [t??w?rd]
英 [t??(r)d] 
- prep.對(duì);朝;為了;朝向
- adj.有利的;〈古,罕〉正在進(jìn)行中的;〈古,罕〉順利的
- 網(wǎng)絡(luò)朝著;對(duì)于;接近
同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | 向;朝;對(duì)著in the direction of sb/sth |
| They were heading towards the German border. 他們正前往德國(guó)邊界。 |
| She had her back towards me. 她背對(duì)著我。 |
2. | 趨向,接近,將近(完成某事)getting closer to achieving sth |
| This is a first step towards political union. 這是走向政治上聯(lián)合的第一步。 |
3. | 接近,將近(某一時(shí)間)close or closer to a point in time |
| towards the end of April 將近四月底 |
4. | 對(duì);對(duì)于;關(guān)于in relation to sb/sth |
| He was warm and tender towards her. 他對(duì)她既熱情又溫柔。 |
| our attitude towards death 我們對(duì)死亡的態(tài)度 |
5. | 以…為目標(biāo)(或目的);用于with the aim of obtaining sth, or helping sb to obtain sth |
| The money will go towards a new school building(= will help pay for it) . 這筆資金將用于修建新校舍。 |
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
"Thank you. And again, God bless you, " he said. He put her hand to his lips, and moved towards the door.
“謝謝你。再說一句,上帝保佑你。”他把她的手在唇邊放了放,然后向門口走去。
She also feels a responsibility towards her mother, to whom she was very close, despite the volatility of their relationship.
她覺得對(duì)自己母親也有一種義務(wù),如果不去想她們之間反復(fù)無常關(guān)系的,母親還是她最親近的人。
We tramped and climb around all over it, and by and by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
我們圍著這處地方爬上爬下,終于發(fā)現(xiàn)了山巖里有一個(gè)大山洞,是對(duì)著伊利諾斯州那一邊的,快到山頂了。
I liked this much better than learning the rules of verbs, but I did not dare to stop, so I ran quickly towards school.
此情此景比學(xué)習(xí)動(dòng)詞規(guī)則有趣多了,可是我不敢逗留,就趕緊朝學(xué)校跑去。
Children also said it was justified for a husband to be violent towards his wife if she had an affair.
孩子們還說,如果妻子有外遇,丈夫對(duì)她實(shí)行暴力是正當(dāng)的。
If the wind changes and pushes the slick west towards Texas's beaches, that might be manageable.
即使風(fēng)向發(fā)生輕微變化,浮油向西漂到數(shù)個(gè)得州海灘,威脅也或許易于處置。
On her way back one of her sisters rushed towards her shouting, 'Tess! Tess! Mother is much better but father is dead! '
在回家的路上,她的一個(gè)妹妹朝她飛奔而來,叫著:“苔絲!苔絲!媽媽好多了,可是爸爸死了!”
Sage that this doesnot meet the human, so began to teach women rule polyandrum, weaving horses to it to behave towards clothes.
圣王認(rèn)為這樣不符合人情,所以開始教女子治絲麻、織布匹,以它作人的衣服。
He took up a compromising attitude towards the question.
他對(duì)這個(gè)問題采取了妥協(xié)的態(tài)度。
One day in class, it was towards the end of the year, she said, "Did I ever show you guys my trick? "
學(xué)期快結(jié)束的一天,愛波倫絲太太忽然說:“我給你們表演過我的小把戲嗎?”
Pavlof's location means that the extra weight of the adjacent sea could be squeezing magma towards the surface.
巴普洛夫火山的地理位置也說明了附近海域多余水分增加的重量也會(huì)對(duì)巖漿表面形成擠壓。
On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen. That was all she remembered.
到達(dá)岸邊后,姑娘朝著她看到的燈光方向掙扎著往峭壁上爬去。她所記得的就是這些。
But it is depressing to me to see our school system moving towards more testing and a more gaokao-like standardization.
但是我們的教育系統(tǒng)向高考化邁進(jìn)這一點(diǎn)令我很沮喪。
At this point, the little boy came out running towards his mother with tears in his eyes.
聽到這里,小男孩從躲藏處走了出來,眼中含著熱淚,奔向他的母親。
But that, as it turned out, was unfortunate, for the company is no longer hurrying towards those fresh green pastures.
但眼下的結(jié)果卻令人惋惜,公司似乎不再忙于奔向那些綠油油的牧場(chǎng)了。
If you had asked George why he'd begun walking towards the rock, he wouldn't have been able to tell you.
你若是問起喬治為何走向礁石,他興許也說不上來。
The enthusiastic girl looked towards the windows of the widow's room, and blessed in her heart the kind creature within.
熱情的少女眼望著寡婦那臥室的窗子,在心里祝福著那個(gè)善良的靈魂。
At a distance of about 300 nanometres (a nanometre is a billionth of a metre), the seesaw began to tilt towards the ball.
其間距離大約為300納米時(shí)(1納米是十億分之一米),秋千開始移向小球。
I turned and went towards another man, see our friends are unfamiliar with maggie card talk, but she also told him the words.
我轉(zhuǎn)身走向另一個(gè)男人,看見我們的陌生朋友正與瑪吉卡說話,而她也跟他說了話。
Turning to depressed single women, she said she had found a trend towards more casual sex than with happier singles.
艾倫博士發(fā)現(xiàn),與快樂的單身女性相比,抑郁的單身女性在性方面往往更隨意。
She came bombing along the road towards him.
她沿著公路急忙朝他跑來。
"Sir? " said Short, hesitating, and looking towards his friend.
“先生?”矮腿說著,有些遲疑,望望他的朋友。
He behaved in a questionable manner towards her.
他對(duì)她的舉止令人生疑。
You should act towards others as you would wish them to act towards you.
要別人怎樣對(duì)待你,你就應(yīng)當(dāng)永遠(yuǎn)那樣對(duì)待別人。
He started running towards the street but suddenly doubled and ran in the opposite direction.
他開始朝街上跑去,但是突然回轉(zhuǎn)身朝相反的方向跑去。
The population gravitates towards the town.
人口有集中都市的傾向。
She behaved towards him as a mother.
她像母親一樣對(duì)待他。
The peasants bore no resentment towards my Red companions.
農(nóng)民們對(duì)我的紅軍旅伴并無不滿的流露。
His body quavered a little when he saw the teacher coming towards him.
當(dāng)他看到老師向他走來時(shí),他的身體有些顫抖。
Her article showed no charity towards her former friends.
她的文章對(duì)她以前的朋友毫不寬容。
Master Hauchecorne, of Breaute, had just reached Goderville and was making his way towards the square.
布羅蒂村的豪施科恩老板剛剛來到了戈德鎮(zhèn),正朝廣場(chǎng)走去。
It did not seem fair to leave her in ignorance of what would necessarily affect her attitude towards him.
讓她繼續(xù)蒙在鼓里,不了解這件必然要影響她對(duì)他的態(tài)度的事,是不適宜的。
Fanny was led off very willingly, though it was impossible for her to feel much gratitude towards her cousin.
范妮非常順從地跟著走了。但她對(duì)表哥并沒有多少感激之意。
It was a pretty sight to see her veiled form gliding towards the sturdy young Englishman.
她那從頭到腳蒙蔽起來的身影飄飄然向一個(gè)健壯的英國(guó)青年走去的樣子,看上去真是美麗之極。
Where, within the rich diversity of its own traditions, each nation is free to follow its own path towards progress.
在那里,在它本身那種豐富多樣的傳統(tǒng)范圍里,各國(guó)可以自由地沿著各自的道路走向進(jìn)步。
He made himself callous towards her.
他對(duì)她冷若冰霜。
As I went towards the boy, he began to run away.
當(dāng)我向男孩走去時(shí),他開始跑開了。
She dressed in neat, dull clothes and was not given to displays of affection towards either her husband or her children.
她穿著整潔,并且十分樸素,從不善于對(duì)丈夫和孩子表露感情。
Such advances towards heroism in her sister made Elinor feel equal to anything herself.
埃莉諾眼見英雄主義在妹妹心中增長(zhǎng),覺得自己能忍受任何痛苦。
Someone was coming towards the bottom of the steps.
有人在向樓梯走來。
The result of all these was, of course, that the work progressed rapidly towards completion.
這樣一來,工程當(dāng)然會(huì)進(jìn)展得很快,可以早日完工了。
At last he chanced to sail back towards the place from which he had started.
最后他碰巧又回到了他出發(fā)的地方。
Representatives of many nations at the peace talks are working towards an agreement.
許多國(guó)家的和平會(huì)議代表正爭(zhēng)取達(dá)成協(xié)議。
The boat beat back towards the shore.
船朝著海岸駛回。
Sunflowers turn towards the sun.
葵花向著太陽(yáng)。
Her letter hints of her love to (towards) me.
她的來信暗示了她對(duì)我的愛。
My daughter walked towards me. smiling and keeping her hand behind her.
我女兒微笑著向我走來,雙手放在背后。
The Emperor was already descended from the tower, and advancing on horseback towards me.
皇帝已經(jīng)從尖塔上下來,騎著馬向我走來。
The following example concerns the blasting of the last five metres towards a house with its foundations in bedrock.
下面的例子是關(guān)于向著一座地基在巖層上的房屋爆破的最后5米的情況。
Is the business drifting towards bankruptcy?
這家商行正逐漸走向破產(chǎn)嗎?
A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like a black cloud and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him.
一大群蜜蜂就像烏云那樣覆蓋了天空,這群嗡嗡叫的蜂群似乎怒氣沖沖地飛向他。
I climb up the stone steps towards the little building, a miniature house that looks as though it might be made out of gingerbread.
我沿著石階向上爬到小屋跟前,它看起來就像是用姜餅制成的微型房子。
Once you reach this point, the only way to get more progress towards your goals is to stop doing work.
一旦你達(dá)到身體負(fù)荷的最大點(diǎn)時(shí),獲得目標(biāo)的唯一的方法就是停止工作。
It was a tough game but I got forward a lot and made a very important block on the line towards the end.
那是場(chǎng)艱苦的比賽,但我進(jìn)攻很多,也有幾個(gè)關(guān)鍵的攔截。
So to avoid any danger she always used to feed on a high cliff near the sea, with her sound eye looking towards the land.
于是為了避免危險(xiǎn),她總是在靠海的懸崖上覓食,這樣她就可以用她的那只好眼睛看著陸地。
The boy watched that white, naked arm, and turned his eyes, which had a frown behind them, towards the bay and back again to his mother.
男孩看了看那裸露的白白的胳膊,即而將視線轉(zhuǎn)向海灣,眼睛有一種不高興的神情,接著又轉(zhuǎn)向他的母親。
An article in state-run Xinhua news agency saying "India is acting out of an inferiority complex" towards China is the latest example of it.
新華社一篇文章說到“印度的行為都是因?yàn)?/c>自卑”,這就是最好的證明。
Lee Yong-wen said "the Civil Aviation Authority" to the requirements of the fare must be lowered towards a positive approach to do.
李龍文表示,“民航局”再次要求業(yè)者必須在票價(jià)上朝調(diào)降做正面處理。
After a pep talk from dear old mom, he took the first step towards reclaiming his manhood and his position as a vicious leader.
在聽了親愛的老母親一段鼓舞人心的話以后,他邁出了找回自己男子漢氣概和作為狠毒的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者地位的第一步。
"Some of the rebalancing we've seen in growth away from investment towards consumption is likely to reverse, " he said.
“我們近期看到的由投資轉(zhuǎn)向消費(fèi)領(lǐng)域的增長(zhǎng)趨勢(shì),可能會(huì)出現(xiàn)一定程度的逆轉(zhuǎn),”他表示說。
SHOUT makes him LIFT his head to see: a LITTLE BLONDE BOY crouching, back towards us, watching the tide eat a SANDCASTLE.
孩子的叫聲讓他抬頭看見:一個(gè)金發(fā)小男孩蹲著,背對(duì)著我們,看著海浪吞沒一座沙堡。
"My interest in business developed over quite a few years, especially towards the end of my undergraduate degree, " she explains.
她說:“我對(duì)商業(yè)的興趣是多年來逐漸培養(yǎng)成的,尤其是臨近本科畢業(yè)的時(shí)候。”
You will be able to see which person likes or loves you and which holds negative thoughts towards you.
你也可以覺知什么人喜歡你,愛你;什么人不喜歡你。
The superdelegates seem to have been leaning towards Mr Obama recently.
最近超級(jí)黨代似乎都更看好奧巴馬。
We watched cautiously as the stinky and diamond clear mixture drifted playfully, as if it was alive, towards the pumpkin.
我們很小心的看著那粘稠而又透明的物體快樂地流向南瓜,就好像它是有生命的一般。
As soon as you are aware that you won't be able to meet the deadlines tell someone and work towards finding a solution that suits everyone.
一旦發(fā)現(xiàn)你無法最截止日期前完成工作那就馬上告訴相關(guān)人員并且努力尋找一個(gè)適合于每個(gè)人的解決辦法。
If you had not, it is doubtful that you could have reversed the trends towards self-destruction.
如果你沒有,那就不得不令人懷疑是否你顛倒了方向,轉(zhuǎn)向了自我毀滅。
Mary was sitting near the fire, with her back towards the door.
瑪麗坐在火爐旁邊,背朝著門。
He forgot all about Lucy and went towards the light, which he thought was the open door of the wardrobe.
他已經(jīng)將露茜忘的一干二凈,只顧朝著那亮光走去,他還以為那里就是開著的櫥門呢。
Once you've made a bit of effort towards reducing financial stress, you'll find that the subsequent steps are easier.
一旦你為減輕經(jīng)濟(jì)壓力做出了大量的努力,你就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)后續(xù)的步驟變得容易些了。
So a round wall of air pressed towards the middle of the base.
于是一堵圓形的空氣墻就壓向船底的中部。
She bent her thoughts back towards her childhood.
她回憶起童年時(shí)代的往事。
Let's look towards our distinguished guests.
讓我們為貴賓們干杯。
I seem harsh towards you, but I am not so.
我似乎對(duì)你很粗暴,其實(shí)我并不是對(duì)你粗暴。
He saddled a horse and rode off towards the city of York.
他備鞍上馬,向約克城奔去。
He stroked her hair gently and bent towards her.
他溫存地摸摸她的頭發(fā),向她俯身過去。
She extended both hands towards him.
她向他展開雙手。
They stood off towards my proposal.
他們對(duì)我的倡議反映冷淡。
She turned away, and set off towards the lake.
她不加理睬,轉(zhuǎn)身往湖邊走去。
The old man edged along on the bench towards the window.
那老人在長(zhǎng)凳上側(cè)身慢慢向窗口移動(dòng)。