towardsto•wards /tə'wɔːdz/ 主英 亦作 toward 主美

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1. 朝；向；对着

• I saw him running towards me. 我看到他正朝我跑过来。

• He walked towards the door. 他向门口走去。

2. 为…的；有…趋势

• There is a distinct tendency towards inflation. 目前通货膨胀趋势明显。

• make efforts towards world peace 为世界和平而努力

3. 对于；关于

• His attitude towards me has changed a lot. 他对我的态度大为改变。

• Neighbours ought to be friendly towards each other. 邻里间应该彼此和睦相处。

4. 接近；大约

• Towards the end of the game I fell asleep. 我在比赛快结束时睡着了。

• There are towards 100 persons. 大约有100人。

词组go far towards 大大有助于

• Your proposal will go far towards solving the problem. 你的建议将大大有助于解决问题。