toward

英 [tə'wɔː(r)d]

美 [təˈwɒrd]

prep.  向;朝;面对; 倾向于; 趋向于; 对;对于;关于

中考高考CET4考研

BNC.4712 / COCA.384

双语例句

• How people in a certain era bury their dead says much about the prevailing attitudes toward death.
  某个特定时代的人们如何埋葬逝者很大程度上反映出当时人们对待死亡的普遍态度。
• The committee will work toward the establishment of a school for the handicapped.
  该委员会将为建立一所残疾学校而努力。
• Patterson pointed toward a plain cardboard box beneath a long wooden table.
  帕特森指着长木桌下的一个普通的纸板箱。
• She rooted through the bag, found what she wanted, and headed toward the door
  她在包里翻了一阵，找到了想要的东西，然后朝门口走去。
• Most scientists would probably lean toward this viewpoint.
  大多数科学家可能会倾向于这个观点。
• The curtain rises toward the end of the Prelude.
  序曲将近结束时帷幕升起来了。
• The raft gathered speed as the current dragged it toward the falls.
  水流将木筏拽向瀑布，木筏的速度越来越快。
• He finally gave way to an impulse and pulled her toward him.
  他最终还是没能抑制住冲动，把她拉向了自己。
• This is an important step toward lower interest rates.
  这是向较低利率迈出的重要一步。
• Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
  他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。