| 单词 | forward |
| 释义 | forward (fɔːʳwəʳd ) Word forms: forwards , forwarding , forwarded In addition to the uses shown below, forward is also used in phrasal verbs such as 'bring forward' and 'look forward to'. In British English, forwards is often used as an adverb instead of forward in senses [sense 1], , [sense 4], and , [sense 7].In addition to the uses shown below, forward is also used in phrasal verbs such as 'bring forward' and 'look forward to'. In British English, forwards is often used as an adverb instead of forward in senses [sense 1], , [sense 4], and , [sense 7]. 1. adverb [ADVERB after verb] B1 If you move or look forward, you move or look in a direction that is in front of you. In British English, you can also move or look forwards. He came forward with his hand out. 'Mr and Mrs Selby?' he enquired. She fell forwards on to her face. He continued to walk, didn't look at the car, kept his face forward. 2. adverb [be ADVERB, ADVERB after verb] B1+ Forward means in a position near the front of something such as a building or a vehicle. The best seats are in the aisle and as far forward as possible. The other car had a 3-inch lower driving seat and had its engine mounted further forward. Forward is also an adjective. Reinforcements were needed to allow more troops to move to forward positions. 3. forward of prepositional phrase If one thing is forward of another, especially on a ship or aircraft, the first thing is in front of the second thing or further ahead. Forward of the main cabin are the guest cabins. Small parachute symbols were painted on the left side just forward of the wing. 4. adverb [usually ADVERB after verb, oft ADVERB adjective] B2 If you say that someone looks forward, you approve of them because they think about what will happen in the future and plan for it. In British English, you can also say that someone looks forwards. [approval] Now the leadership wants to look forward, and to outline a strategy for the rest of the decade. People should forget and look forwards. Manchester United has always been a forward-looking club. Forward is also an adjective. The university system requires more forward planning. 5. adverb [ADVERB after verb] If you put a clock or watch forward, you change the time shown on it so that it shows a later time, for example when the time changes to summer time or daylight saving time. When we put the clocks forward in March we go into British Summer Time. 6. adverb [from n ADV] When you are referring to a particular time, if you say that something was true from that time forward, you mean that it became true at that time, and continued to be true afterwards. Velazquez's work from that time forward was confined largely to portraits of the royal family. 7. adverb [ADVERB after verb, noun ADVERB] You use forward to indicate that something progresses or improves. In British English, you can also use forwards. And by boosting economic prosperity in Mexico, Canada and the United States, it will help us move forward on issues that concern all of us. They just couldn't see any way forward. Space scientists and astronomers have taken another step forwards. 8. verb If you forward something, you cause it to progress or improve. [written] The music is used to forward the plot, not simply to keep the toes tapping. [VERB noun] ...the scientist who has done the most to forward the cause of public understanding. [VERB noun] 9. adverb [ADVERB after verb] If something or someone is put forward, or comes forward, they are suggested or offered as suitable for a particular purpose. Over the years several similar theories have been put forward. Next month the Commission is to bring forward its first proposals for action. He was putting himself forward as a Democrat. Investigations have ground to a standstill because no witnesses have come forward. Synonyms: into the open, out, to light, to the front 10. verb If a letter or message is forwarded to someone, it is sent to the place where they are, after having been sent to a different place earlier. When he's out on the road, office calls are forwarded to the cellular phone in his truck. [be V-ed + from/to] We will forward your letters to him. [V n + from/to] 11. graded adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you describe someone as forward, you mean that they speak very confidently and honestly but they do not always show enough respect for the person they are talking to. He's very forward and confident and chats happily to other people. Synonyms: presumptuous, confident, familiar, bold forwardness uncountable noun Rather taken aback by such forwardness, I slammed down the phone. Synonyms: impertinence, cheek [informal], familiarity, boldness 12. countable noun In football, basketball, or hockey, a forward is a player whose usual position is in the opponents' half of the field, and whose usual job is to attack or score goals. 13. See also centre-forward 14. backwards and forwards phrase B2 If someone or something moves backwards and forwards, they move repeatedly first in one direction and then in the opposite direction. Draw the floss backwards and forwards between the teeth. ...people travelling backwards and forwards to and from London. Idioms: put your best foot forward to work hard and energetically to make sure that something that you are doing is a success Sir David said that the commission should have put its best foot forward and produced something independent. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: forward a letter If so, the person was to forward the letter directly to that person. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I forwarded her letter, as requested. Times, Sunday Times They forwarded a letter from him in prison. The Sun But the newspapers instead forwarded the letter to federal authorities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rather than responding or simply dropping the message, an object can forward the message to an object that can respond. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Any number of relays can receive and forward the message. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If example.net has to forward the message in turn, it can spare adding another timestamp and repeating the original local part (alice). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some of these 20 people will forward the message to their friends. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Virus hoaxes are usually harmless and accomplish nothing more than annoying people who identify it as a hoax and waste the time of people who forward the message. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was a ball of constant forward movement, rolling under the guards of taller opponents to try to land hard punches. Times, Sunday Times Colours were sharp, rhythms sprightly, the forward movement unstoppable. Times, Sunday Times Without some form of forward movement the region could slide backwards. Times, Sunday Times They have exposed the limited range of his forward movement and a bat that sometimes comes down less than perfectly straight. Times, Sunday Times Both revealed the inseparability of place from the forward movement of time. The Times Literary Supplement I was, however, puzzled by its length, prominence and forward position in the paper. Times, Sunday Times Berry played the power forward position and was known for his very effective left-hand sky hook. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The nozzles point rearward with the lever in the forward position for horizontal flight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Continuing on from his college career, he remained in the power forward position. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A gradual backward rotation throughout the jump will bring you from your initial forward position to complete a vertical entry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After a long sell-off, forward price/earnings multiples for global pharmaceuticals companies have dipped to levels last seen around the end of 2013. Times, Sunday Times At the current price, they trade on a forward price/ earnings ratio of 14.3 for the calendar year 2006, representing a slight premium to their peer group. Times, Sunday Times The shares trade on a forward price/ earnings ratio of about 26 but growth prospects support the premium. Times, Sunday Times The yield was in the region of 10% and the forward price/earnings ratio was well under five times. Times, Sunday Times The forward price has been falling but not far enough to generate price cuts yet. Times, Sunday Times So it's encouraging to see some forward progress there. Times,Sunday Times I don't want to move but forward progress seems unlikely. The Sun Your forward progress comes in fits and starts, so you may not notice that you are actually moving on. The Sun It merely soared, with little forward progress and settled down once more into the rough. Times, Sunday Times Is that adequate evidence of a head coach managing forward progress? Times, Sunday Times An oxygen candle in the forward section of the submarine was thought to be responsible for the accident. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The aft fuselage section was raised the following day and the forward section shortly after. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The entire forward section of the submarine, to the aft edge of the sail, cleared the surface before she fell back. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Instead, the one-piece forward section was designed to be flexible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At 2:15 am, the ship broke in two, and the remaining crewmen loaded into a raft on the forward section of the vessel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The jet hit the ground tail first at a forward speed of 110 miles per hour and broke into three, the report said. Times, Sunday Times Now the rocket was slowing their rate of descent, without diminishing forward speed. Times, Sunday Times Continuing increase in forward speed caused the low to become exposed from shower and thunderstorm activity on the southern edge of the circulation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the intensification process, its forward speed greatly increased to 32 km/h (20 mph). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rotor kites are unpowered autogyros, which are towed to give them forward speed or tethered to a static anchor in high-wind for kited flight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was hunched forward, elbows resting on his knees, hands pressed against the sides of his head — the image of misery. Times, Sunday Times Hunched forward in his chair, the 51-year-old counsellor speaks precisely and determinedly. Times, Sunday Times The handcuffs forced him to sit hunched forward. Times, Sunday Times Hunched forward, eyes anxious, at 57 she has the put-upon air of someone who finds life a hefty burden. Times, Sunday Times He hunched forward, forehead scrunching, eyebrows up and down like a hotel toaster at breakfast. Times, Sunday Times Sometimes his films hurtle forward at double speed, sometimes they are superimposed with other images, but in accepting and giving in to them, the viewer experiences a strange spatial sensation. Times, Sunday Times Fashion, too, moved more slowly; now it hurtles forward at the speed of the information superhighway. Times, Sunday Times Her very first piece vacillated splendidly, hurtling forward, only to be drawn up short. Times, Sunday Times Their urge to fly was palpable as they hurtled forward or up. Houston Chronicle However, the man appears to be warning the two, and ultimately crosses himself before hurtling forward on the river, out of sight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With nothing in their legs they inch forward by the will to survive. Times, Sunday Times Inch forward, stop, back up, try a different route, never getting out of first and reverse gears. Times, Sunday Times Arsenal have not moved an inch forward this summer. The Sun Yet it defied the laws of physics to inch forward. The Sun And so they would inch forward just enough to keep the bike balanced. Christianity Today Instead, tell the little bleeder to lean forward and breathe through his mouth. The Sun Lean forward, not back, keeping your whole body perpendicular to the ground. The Sun Jump on it and self-stabilising motors hold you upright; lean forward to zip ahead or tilt your feet to carve out graceful curves. Times, Sunday Times You just stand on it, lean forward and go. Times, Sunday Times People today chat during the performance, eat noisily and lean forward to get a better view, with no thought for those sitting behind them. Times, Sunday Times Draw your stomach in, keep your shoulders back and lunge forward, bending your front knee and turning your arms and torso with each step. Times, Sunday Times Lunge forward on the right leg, above, with weights at shoulder height. The Sun Lunge forward with right leg, swing left arm forward and right arm back. The Sun Lunge forward with one foot while simultaneously rotating the medicine ball across your body towards your lunging leg, keeping it horizontal all the while. Times, Sunday Times He managed to lunge forward and just managed to plant the ball beyond the line. Times, Sunday Times Yesterday was a day for comings and goings, but it could also be when the longterm product took a major lurch forward. Times, Sunday Times Quills extended, they lurch forward, eager to make an impression. Christianity Today Nevertheless, he generously blames the car's nervous clutch rather than its twitchy driver, and eventually we lurch forward into the forest. Times, Sunday Times It wasn't a foul but it was enough for him to lose his balance and lurch forward, which meant his arm went up as he tried to right himself. Times, Sunday Times Do not lurch forward like a rock star. Times, Sunday Times Victory never gets any closer, but the long march forward continues. Times, Sunday Times Each year the dunes march forward, and the villagers can only watch and wait before their homes disappear forever. Times, Sunday Times He said it was a 'company that didn't march forward with the times, didn't change with the times in the way you need to in an increasingly competitive marketplace'. Times, Sunday Times Maybe the dearth of alternatives excuses the march forward to the past. Times, Sunday Times The box-kick pins teams on the touchline, defences march forward in an unthinking line. Times, Sunday Times There are a lot of systems in place, but you can cover more space across the pitch and press forward. Times,Sunday Times Their instinct to press forward often left them badly exposed at times. The Sun But it doesn't serve anyone to have people who are either unprepared or unwilling or unable to continue to press forward. Christianity Today But the good thing was we did not rest on our laurels and continued to press forward. The Sun How could our small congregation, which had grown from twenty-five to about seventy, largely due to their work, press forward without them? Christianity Today Their connection to the place drove the project forward. Times, Sunday Times This must be made of a noncombustible material such as stone, tiles or brick, be 48mm thick and project forward at least 30cm. Times, Sunday Times The prince said he wanted to hear from businesses to take the project forward. Times, Sunday Times They would need a pharmaceutical company to take the project forward. Times, Sunday Times To move the project forward, he has assembled a team of more than 30 highpowered, and equally eccentric, collaborators. Times, Sunday Times Don't all rush forward at once ... The Sun If a fly gets caught in the gluey web, they rush forward and bind it up with threads. Times, Sunday Times Soon after, the passengers rush forward beginning their counterattack. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The quarterback will then hand the ball off to a running back or keep the ball himself and rush forward. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Players can quickly switch between nearby covering walls or jump over lower cover to rush forward. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He appears to slump forward as if he has lost consciousness. Times, Sunday Times The weight of the backpack causes the shoulders to slump forward to compensate for the extra weight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She became confused and 'slumped forward' in her chair, lost consciousness and could not be resuscitated despite the efforts of friends and paramedics. Times, Sunday Times He had slumped forward, alone in his thoughts. Times, Sunday Times He was slumped forward in his car, which was parked on a gravel road. Times, Sunday Times It was, on the contrary, an historic step forward. Times, Sunday Times It wouldn't be a shock to see her hit the frame at a big price if she can take another big step forward. The Sun Step forward, therefore, fund managers specialising in environmentally friendly stocks. Times, Sunday Times But recent history makes plain what they have to do: if in doubt, take a step forward. Times, Sunday Times But perhaps the biggest step forward has been his ability to convert break points more regularly. Times, Sunday Times Take a big stride forward bending your front leg and back leg a couple of inches off the ground. The Sun He played the short ball brilliantly well and was still able to get a big stride forward once the ball was pitched full. Times, Sunday Times He was balanced, making a good stride forward, and his head was in the right place. Times, Sunday Times Just when you think there's been a giant stride forward, there are two backwards. The Sun With each long stride forward, with each defensive stroke and with each clinical delivery of anything loose to the fence, the decision to bowl first looked weaker and weaker. Times, Sunday Times A flotilla of ships' figureheads surge forward to greet you as you step into the atrium. Times,Sunday Times Fans tried to surge forward to confront their attackers-in-uniform. The Sun The crowd surge forward, mobile phones aloft as the pair approach a dais and look at them disdainfully. Times, Sunday Times Get ready to surge forward by being confident and open, especially if there are arguments about money. The Sun Oatmeal linen shoulders - a mass of them - will surge forward to hear my final message. Times, Sunday Times As the goalkeeper closes the opponent down, the arms sweep forward. Times, Sunday Times The curved, tapered legs of the klismos chair sweep forward and rearward, offering stability. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From the rear of these plumes emerge twelve blackish, wire-like filaments, which bend back near their bases to sweep forward over the birds hindquarters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For takeoff and landing, the wings are swept forward, increasing lift. Globe and Mail From that victory, they were swept forward by an unstoppable momentum. Times, Sunday Times The hands have two positions: thrust forward imploringly, or spread outward, imploringly. Times, Sunday Times The muscular rhythms are thrust forward, although never in a bulldozing way. Times, Sunday Times Wedge-shaped, with scissor doors and a cabin thrust forward by its bellowing it was not. Times, Sunday Times My old method - shoulder thrust forward, hand curled round, every muscle engaged - would wreck me again. Times, Sunday Times Why has he stepped away from the glamour and the pop stars to face us like this - with his feet apart and the book thrust forward in both hands? Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 向前地, 转寄 Japanese: 前方へ, 転送する |
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