toward是什么意思？

toward

英[tə'wɔ:d] 美[təˈwɒrd]

• prep. 对于，向，为了，接近；
• adj. 即将来到的，进行中的；

例句

• a cat slinking through the grass toward its prey 一只猫偷偷地穿过草丛向猎物扑去
• Rain came on toward morning. 快到早上时开始下起雨来。
• He pelted toward the post office. 他急匆匆向邮局走去。
• The hills subsided toward the shore. 小山向海岸下斜。
• She's tolerant toward those impudent colleagues. 她对那些无礼的同事采取容忍的态度。
• We arrived toward night. 我们接近半夜才到达。
• He is friendly toward me. 他对我友好。
• The United Nations’ work is toward peace. 联合国的工作是为了实现和平。
• He headed toward the station. 他向车站赶去。
• We perceived a little girl coming toward us. 我们发觉一个小女孩正朝我们这边走来。

英语四级真题

Global warming is a trend toward warmer conditions around the world.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
Size isn't everything, but it does matter, and the past decade has seen a noticeable counter trend toward smaller schools.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文
And if we keep working toward that goal, someday, perhaps a list won't be necessary
出自-2012年6月阅读原文

英语六级真题

Confronted with such facts,some Swedish activists and legislators are demanding more extreme and far-reaching measures, such as replacing male and female pronouns with a neutral alternative and monitoring children more closely to correct them when they gravitate(被吸引) toward gendered play.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
Experts see a movement toward the use of mobile technology in education, though they say it is in its infancy as professors try to come up with useful applications.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
Changing attitudes toward nature.
出自-2013年6月听力原文

英汉词典释义

• prep.
  向, 朝
  He headed toward the station. 他向车站赶去。
  为了；有助于
  The United Nations’ work is toward peace. 联合国的工作是为了实现和平。
  对于, 关于
  He is friendly toward me. 他对我友好。
  接近
  We arrived toward night. 我们接近半夜才到达。