名 direction，[书]the window facing north，a surname；动 face，turn towards，take sb.'s part，side with；介 （表示动作的方向） towards；副 （向来） always，all along ；

[例句] 不要等待好事降临，你要向幸福进发。 Do not wait for good things to happen to you. You need to walk towards happiness.

[例句] 如果皮肤发红、瘙痒或脱皮，要向医生咨询。 If your skin becomes red, sore or very scaly, consult your doctor.

directional，orient，orientation，sense of orientation ；

[例句] 碟形卫星天线的定向性非常强。 Dish aerials are highly directional.

[例句] 你一定向他吹 —— ” You must have bragged to him - "

direction，orientation，aspect，bearing，exposure ；

[例句] 调整天线的位置和方向以达到最佳接收效果。 Adjust the aerial's position and direction for the best reception.

[例句] 应该将盛行风的方向考虑在内。 The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.

azimuth，heading，course (of a ship or plane)，desired track ；

[例句] 潮水小的时候强风可以让船只改变航向。 Strong winds can turn boats when the tide is weak.

[例句] 舵手独自一人就能变换航向。 The helmsman could tack the boat singlehanded.

be inclined to，prefer，inclination，tropesis，incline ；

[例句] 她一点儿都没表现出同龄人那种自恋和虚无主义的性格倾向。 She exhibited none of the narcissistic and nihilistic tendencies of her peers.

[例句] 我往往不相信自己的情感，倾向于把一切事物都理智化。 I tended to mistrust my emotions and intellectualize everything.

forward，onward，ahead，along，forthcome ；

[例句] 福克斯走向前，用马来语向他表示欢迎，并把他介绍给了杰克。 Fox stepped forward, welcomed him in Malay, and presented him to Jack.

[例句] 她撑开伞，沿着河街向前走。 She opens her umbrella, and walks up River Street.

upward，up，make progress，ob-，up-and-up ；

[例句] 圣安德鲁斯在相反方向上10英里处。 St Andrews was ten miles in the opposite direction.

[例句] 克拉克不断把价格向上抬，而威尔金森则不断往下压。 Clarke kept talking the price up, while Wilkinson kept knocking it down.

towards the back，backward，retral，rursus，backwards ；

[例句] 玛丽把头向后仰，以便能看到他。 Mari tilted her head back so that she could look at him.

[例句] 她叹了口气，身体向后倚靠，闭上了眼睛。 With a sigh, she leant back and closed her eyes.

broadwise，infeed，crossrange，abeam，transverse，landscape orientation ；

[例句] 牌子是由纵向和横向的线条构成的。 The board consists of vertical and horizontal lines.

[例句] 竖井已经打下，并且挖有横向矿道。 Shafts were sunk, with tunnels dug laterally.

opposite direction，reverse，reversion，change ；

[例句] 熵的任何反向变化都是不合理的也是不可能的. The reversal of any entropychanging transformation would be neither reasonable nor possible.

[例句] 金星具有沿主轴反向自转的特性. Venus has the distinction of spinning " backward " on its axis.

downward，down，adown，alow，downhill ；

[例句] 她向下走到一半时，听到了响声。 She was halfway down when she heard the noise.

[例句] 戴维小心翼翼地往前挪，从边缘向下张望。 David moved cautiously forward and looked over the edge.

directing，sensing，sense of orientation，fell on，point ；

[例句] 无论走到哪里，罗盘仍然指向北或南。 You can go anywhere and still the compass points north or south.

[例句] 法医的证据将怀疑的矛头明确地指向了他。 Forensic evidence points the finger of suspicion firmly at him.

intention，purpose，intent，order，will ；

[例句] 好，那么我们已经一致同意向北走了？ Okay, so are we agreed on going north?

[例句] 这家银行宣布了参加竞标的意向。 The bank announced its intention to bid.

turn one's face to，turn in the direction of，be geared to the needs of，cater to，face ；

[例句] 他拔出匕首转身面向追他的人。 He drew his dagger and turned to face his pursuers.

[例句] 她一下子转身面向他，茶水溅了出来都没注意到。 She swung around to him, spilling her tea without noticing it.

[纸] direction，machine direction，endwise，longitudinal direction，portrait ；

[例句] 她撕下两格纸巾，然后纵向对折。 She tore off two sections of paper towel and folded them lengthwise.

[例句] 剥掉洋葱皮并把它纵向切成两半。 Peel the onion and cut it in half lengthwise.

[半] orientation，tropism ；

[例句] 你不应对别人以及他们不同的性取向品头论足。 You should not be judgemental about people and their differing sexualities.

[例句] 他认为他的性取向令他一直备受歧视。 He believes he has been discriminated against because of his sexuality.

entad，afferent ；

[例句] 由于向心内生长而形成半球状弯陷的情况是很常见的. Smooth hemispherical embayments by the intergrowth towards the center are not uncommon.

[例句] 这叫做向心加速度. It is called the centripetal acceleration.

direction-finding，sense finding，orientation，ganiometry ；

[例句] 他们把这个方向报告给测向分析小组. They reported this direction to the direction - finding evaluation subsection.

[例句] 鸽子也有它的无线电高频测向仪,也许就是它喙上部的那个硬包吧. A pigeon probably has his Huff Duff in that incrustation above his beak.

[电] forward direction ；

[例句] 军队正向克宁镇进逼。 Forces were moving in on the town of Knin.

[例句] 公司正向你提供分享其成功的机会。 The company is offering you the chance to share in its success.

erroneous tendency，deviation，be partial to，deflection，lean ；

[例句] 这个节目故意偏向主场队，以使他们看上去表现还不错。 The programme was deliberately slanted to make the home team look good.

[例句] 那个裁判偏向那个队. The umpire showed partiality for that team.