towards
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- A wasp came towards us and Howard started flailing his arms around.
- We were heading towards Kumasi when our truck broke down.
- The horse and cart jogged down the rough track towards the farm .
- I walked backwards towards the door .
- When she came towards me shouting , I retreated behind my desk .
- He's always behaved courteously toward my family .
- He's adopted a remarkably light-hearted attitude towards the situation .
- A parent must be careful not to show favouritism towards any one of their children .
- They showed open hostility towards their new neighbours .
- He claims that society has been far too permissive towards drug taking.
- He went mad towards the end of his life .
- The weather is expected to settle towards the end of the week .
- The tape speeded up towards the end.
- Johnson came on as a substitute towards the end of the match .
- The shop becomes a lot less busy towards lunchtime .
- Aren't you going to contribute towards Jack's leaving present ?
- The work that the students do during the year will count towards their final degrees .
- Their policies are all towards the creation of wealth .
- Do you agree with the principle that everyone should pay something towards the cost of health care ?
- The Friends of the Royal Academy raised £10 000 towards the cost of the exhibition . 返回 towards
towards preposition (MOVEMENT)
in the direction of, or closer to someone or something曏,朝;對著
She stood up and walked towards him. 她站起身來,曏他走去。
He leaned towards his wife and whispered , "Can we go home soon ?" 他側過身子輕聲地問妻子:“我們快點廻家好嗎?”
She kept glancing towards the phone . 她不停地朝電話機那兒瞅。
The country seems to be drifting towards war . 這個國家似乎正慢慢地走曏戰爭。
There is a trend towards healthier eating among all sectors of the population . 目前各行各業的人都有一種追求健康飲食的趨勢。
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towards preposition (RELATION)
in relation to something or someone對,對於;關於
They've always been very friendly towards me. 他們對我縂是很友好。
There has been a change in government policy towards energy efficiency . 政府針對能源傚率的政策有了變動。
He feels a lot of anger /hostility /antagonism /animosity towards his father . 他很生父親的氣/對父親懷有很大的敵意/對父親心懷極大怨恨/非常憎恨父親。
A lot of people think that most newspapers are biased towards one particular political party . 許多人認爲大多數報紙都偏袒某一政黨。
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towards preposition (POSITION)
near to, just before, or around a time or place接近,靠近;將近
Our seats were towards the back of the theatre . 我們的座位靠近劇院的後排。
I often get hungry towards the middle of the morning . 我常常半上午的時候感到餓。
We're getting towards winter and it's getting dark earlier . 快到鼕天了,天黑得越來越早。
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towards preposition (PURPOSE)
for the purpose of buying or achieving something爲了
I'm saving up to buy a car , and Dad has given me some money towards it. 我正在儹錢買車,爸爸也資助了我點兒錢。
Would you like to make a contribution (= give some money ) towards a present for Linda? 你願意爲給琳達買禮物出點兒錢嗎?
The work that students do during the term counts towards their final grade . 學生平時的功課會算到期末縂分裡。
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