| 单词 | toward |
| 释义 | toward (tɔrd ) also towards language note: In addition to the uses shown below, toward is used in phrasal verbs such as `count toward' and `lean toward.' 1. preposition If you move, look, or point toward something or someone, you move, look, or point in their direction. They were all moving toward him down the stairs. When he looked toward me, I smiled and waved. 2. preposition [PREP n/-ing] If things develop toward a particular situation, that situation becomes nearer in time or more likely to happen. The agreement is a major step toward peace. 3. preposition If you have a particular attitude toward something or someone, you have that attitude when you think about them or deal with them. My attitude toward religion has been shaped by this man. 4. preposition If something happens toward a particular time, it happens just before that time. There was a forecast of cooler weather toward the end of the week. 5. preposition If something is toward part of a place or thing, it is near that part. Gulls are nesting on a small island toward the eastern shore. 6. preposition If you give money toward something, you give it to help pay for that thing. Taxes only get part of the way toward a $50 billion deficit. |
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