towards是什么意思？

towards

英[təˈwɔ:dz] 美[tɔrdz]

• prep. 朝，向，对于，接近，为了；

例句

• They were all sympathetically disposed towards her bitter experience. 他们都对她的悲惨遭遇寄予同情。
• a stampede towards the exit 朝出口逃窜
• Children are taught to show respect and reverence towards their grandparents. 人们教育孩子要尊敬祖父母。
• He was very possessive towards her. 他对她的占有欲很强。
• He walked unhappily towards the house. 他怏怏不乐地向那屋子走去。
• He gestured vaguely towards the house. 他含混地指了指那房子。
• The boat sailed serenely on towards the horizon. 小船平稳地向着天水交接处驶去。
• the irresistible momentum towards reunification of the two countries 两国统一的不可抗拒的势头
• a leaning towards vegetarianism 倾向素食主义
• More and more people are inclined towards the Liberal Party as they become disenchanted with the two main parties that have governed the country for half a century. 人们对统治这个国家达半个世纪之久的两大政党不再抱有幻想，愈来愈多的人倾向于自由党。

英语四级真题

Human control of fire goes back far enough (over a million years) that evolution could have produced a genetic leaning towards fire as a central aspect of human life.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
His firm was leading America towards "a new economic order", the magazine wrote.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
Participation in this project helped the girls developed a new attitude towards their parents of their own homes; they've learned how to work with tools, and improve their work habits.
出自-2013年6月听力原文

英语六级真题

As a global society, therefore, tackling food waste will help contribute towards addressing a number of key resource issues.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
In the modem industrialised agricultural process—which developing nations are moving towards in order to increase future yields—energy usage in the making and application of fertilisers and pesticides represents the single biggest component
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
A study by Mannaz, a leadership development company, suggests that, while the bully-boy chief executive of old may not have been eradicated completely, there is a definite shift in emphasis towards less tough styles of management – at least in America and Europe.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• PREP
  向;朝;面对
  If you move, look, or point towards something or someone, you move, look, or point in their direction.
  例句
  Caroline leant across the table towards him... 卡罗琳隔着桌子俯身向他靠过来。 Anne left Artie and walked down the corridor towards the foyer... 安妮离开阿蒂，沿着走廊朝休息室走去。
• PREP
  倾向于；趋向于
  If things develop towards a particular situation, that situation becomes nearer in time or more likely to happen.
  例句
  The talks made little evident progress towards agreement... 会谈在达成一致方面几乎没有取得明显进展。 She also began moving toward a different lifestyle. 她也开始转向一种不同的生活方式。
• PREP
  对;对于;关于
  If you have a particular attitude towards something or someone, you have that attitude when you think about them or deal with them.
  例句
  It's the business of the individual to determine his own attitude towards religion... 对宗教持何种态度是个人的事情。 Not everyone in the world will be kind and caring towards you... 并非世上每个人都会对你友善关心。
• PREP
  将近(某一时刻)
  If something happens towards a particular time, it happens just before that time.
  例句
  The Channel tunnel was due to open towards the end of 1993... 海峡隧道预计 1993 年年底前开通。 There was a forecast of cooler weather toward the end of the week. 预报称这周末天气会凉下来。
• PREP
  接近；靠近
  If something is towards part of a place or thing, it is near that part.
  例句
  The home of the Morgan family was up Gloucester Road, towards the top of the hill... 摩根家族的住宅在格洛斯特路接近山顶的地方。 The most popular items are located toward the back of the store. 最受欢迎的产品放在靠近商店最里面的地方。
• PREP
  （钱）用于
  If you give money towards something, you give it to help pay for that thing.
  例句
  He gave them £50,000 towards a house... 他给了他们 5 万英镑用于买房子。 71 percent of the entire budget went towards the military… 整个预算的 71% 用于了军备。

英汉词典释义

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