toward

柯林斯詞典

1. PREP If you move, look, or point toward something or someone, you move, look, or point in their direction. 曏
They were all moving toward him down the stairs. 他們都正朝著他走下樓梯。
When he looked toward me, I smiled and waved. 他朝我看時，我微笑著揮了揮手。
2. PREP If things develop toward a particular situation, that situation becomes nearer in time or more likely to happen. 趨曏[PREP n/-ing]
The agreement is a major step toward peace. 這項協(xié)議是走曏和平的一大步。
3. PREP If you have a particular attitude toward something or someone, you have that attitude when you think about them or deal with them. 對
My attitude toward religion has been shaped by this man. 我對宗教的態(tài)度受到了這個男人的影響。
4. PREP If something happens toward a particular time, it happens just before that time. 接近 (時間)
There was a forecast of cooler weather toward the end of the week. 天氣預報說接近周末時天氣會更涼爽。
5. PREP If something is toward part of a place or thing, it is near that part. 靠近
Gulls are nesting on a small island toward the eastern shore. 海鷗正在靠近東海岸的一個小島上築巢。
6. PREP If you give money toward something, you give it to help pay for that thing. (錢) 用於
Taxes only get part of the way toward a $50 billion deficit. 稅收衹會部分解決500億美元的赤字。