toward 常用
短语搭配
1. phr.v go towards
用于支付...的部分款项;(钱)花在...上
2. phr. go a long way towards doing sth.
(对做某事)帮助很大
3. phr. lean towards
倾向于
4. lean toward
倾向于
5. attitude toward
对...的态度;对于...的态度;对待...的态度
6. phr. with an eye towards
着眼于
7. vphr. gear sth. toward
使适合于…;使与…相适应
8. phr. head toward
走向
9. work toward
朝着..努力;工作走向
10. toward the end
走向终点;快到结束时;末尾
11. go toward
走向;去往
12. look toward
看向...;直视...;倾向…
双语例句
1. My mom gave me some money to put toward a new car.
我妈妈给我一些钱,补助我买新车。
2. He decided to march toward his dreams.
他决定迈向自己的梦想。
3. She glossed over the company's recent scandal and tried to steer the conversation toward its new pilot project.
她掩盖了公司最近的丑闻,并试图将谈话引向新的试点项目。
4. He looked toward the Sun.
他看向太阳。
5. The boat sailed toward the horizon.
船朝向地平线航行。
6. She walked toward the park.
她朝向公园走去。
7. I’m going to put this month’s paycheck toward my retirement savings.
我要把这个月的薪水放到我的退休储蓄金里。
8. She turned back toward home.
她折了回来往家走去。
9. These days, companies are intolerant of discrimination toward people with disabilities.
现在,企业越来越不能接受歧视残疾人。
10. The NBA had been leaning toward making teams play in empty stadiums.
NBA一直有意让球队空场进行比赛。
11. Trading started off poorly, but made a rally toward the end of the day.
交易在一开始表现不佳,但在当天快结束时出现回升。
12. If you lean toward perceiving rather than judging, then you prefer to adapt to the world rather than organize it.
如果你倾向于感知而不是判断,那么你更喜欢适应世界而不是掌控世界。
13. Your money donation will be put toward helping build homes for poor families.
您的捐款将用于帮助贫困家庭重建家园。
14. They looked toward the Sun.
他们看向太阳。
15. The cat moved toward the warm sunlight.
猫朝向温暖的阳光移动。
16. In America, you see a growing skepticism toward vaccinations.
在美国,对接种疫苗的疑虑越来越大。
17. I eased my way toward the door.
我缓慢地向门口走去。
18. They rushed toward the door when the armed man opened fire.
当武装人员开火时,他们冲向门口。
19. With the ball speeding toward home, Marcenia dropped her weight and slid into home plate.
球快速飞向本垒,马塞尼亚放低重心滑向本垒。
20. What would you say are the negative implications of shifting toward telemedicine?
你认为向远程医疗转变可能产生什么样的负面影响?
21. He is working hard toward his goals.
他正在努力朝向他的目标。
22. There have been anti-racism gatherings across the US because of police violence toward black people.
警察针对非裔暴力执法,引发美国多地反种族主义活动。
23. He doesn’t feel any resentment toward his ex-girlfriend because they broke up on good terms.
他对他的前女友没有任何怨恨,因为他们是和平分手的。
24. The trend showed it slowly moving toward Canada.
这一趋势显示它正在缓慢地向加拿大移动。
25. I took a step toward him.
我朝他迈出了一步。
26. Lee walked toward the robot uncertainly.
李不确定地走向机器人。
27. The meeting was very constructive toward meeting our year-end goal.
对于完成公司年度目标来说这次会议非常有建设性。
28. She stood up and walked toward him.
她站起身来 向他走去
29. I always had a leaning toward sports.
我一向喜欢运动。
30. He headed downhill toward the river.
他朝山脚下的小河走去。
近义词
1. prep. 向;对于;为了;接近
2. adj. 即将来到的,进行中的
词根词缀
(1)to向; 向前
(2)-ward向...; 朝...
backward adj. 落后的;向后的;朝后的;发展迟缓的;进步缓慢的;(技术等)落后的;保守的;羞怯的;犹豫不决的
downward adv. 向下;下降;下坡;减少;降低;向较低处;向较低水平
northward adj. 向北的;朝北的;北行的
outward adj. 外部的;向外的;表面的;外表上的;外向的;对外的;朝外的;显露出的;外在的
upward adv. 向上;上升地;向更高处;朝着更高的方向;逐渐增加地;向上游地
southward adj. 朝南的;南方的;南向的;向南方的
seaward adj. 向海的;朝海的;临海的;近海的
homeward adv. 回家;归途;朝向家的方向;回家的路上;归家途中;向着家园
award v. 授予;颁发(奖项、荣誉);裁决给予(权利、财产);奖励;判给
同根词
词根 to
(1)to adv.向前;(门等)关上 prep.到;向;(表示时间、方向)朝…方向
toward 中考
考纲分布
近6年出现22次 重要程度
100% prep 朝向
考纲释义
1. prep. 朝向(so as to face)
At this moment, the robin flew
Any minute now, the other riders would rush
At the last crossing, while I was waiting for the green light, I saw an old man walking
必考派生词
towards prep. 向;朝着;朝向;面向;接近;趋向;将近(某一时间);达到(目的);靠近(某地);对;关于;(钱)用于
toward prep. 朝向;面向;向;对于;关于;有利于;旨在;为了;用以;接近;倾向于;趋向于;针对;适用于;有助于;用于;在…之前;快要到(某个时刻)
toward 高考
考纲分布
近15年出现7次 重要程度
100% prep 朝向
考纲释义
1. prep. 朝向(so as to face)
What mainly helped the author change his/her attitude
The trend, then, was
This knowledge carries over in their attitude
必考短语
(1)attitude toward对...的态度;对于...的态度;对待...的态度
必考派生词
towards prep. 向;朝着;朝向;面向;接近;趋向;将近(某一时间);达到(目的);靠近(某地);对;关于;(钱)用于
toward prep. 朝向;面向;向;对于;关于;有利于;旨在;为了;用以;接近;倾向于;趋向于;针对;适用于;有助于;用于;在…之前;快要到(某个时刻)
toward 四级
考纲分布
近12年出现18次 重要程度
83% prep 关于; 对于
17% prep 朝向
0% prep 以资; 为了
考纲释义
1. prep. 关于; 对于(in regard to)
Attitudes
Golden Rule No. 10 for a good life is that kindness
When you look at attitudes
2. prep. 朝向(so as to face)
Brain scientists call this effect \asymmetric dominance\ and it means that people gravitate
I lean
toward 六级
考纲分布
近12年出现15次 重要程度
53% prep 朝向
47% prep 关于; 对于
考纲释义
1. prep. 关于; 对于(in regard to)
Children spending more time watching educational programs increase their emotional aggression
The trend
必考短语
(1)go a long way towards doing sth.(对做某事)帮助很大
(2)go towards走向
(3)lean towards倾向于
(4)lean toward倾向于
(5)with an eye towards着眼于
toward 考研
考纲分布
近18年出现42次 重要程度
57% prep 对; 关于
19% prep 朝向; 趋向; 接近
17% prep 为; 用于
7% prep 接近(某一时刻)
考纲释义
1. prep. 对; 关于(in relation to somebody or something)
While the conversation around our environment and our responsibility
It gives us patience for ourselves and
Negative attitudes
2. prep. 朝向; 趋向; 接近
Bonnie Auyeung found that the hormone oxytocin increased the amount of eye contact from men
But it can also be antagonistic such as when a political candidate turns
Head
必考短语
(1)gear sth. toward使适合于...;使与...相适应
(2)head toward走向
必考派生词
towards prep. 向;朝着;朝向;面向;接近;趋向;将近(某一时间);达到(目的);靠近(某地);对;关于;(钱)用于
toward prep. 朝向;面向;向;对于;关于;有利于;旨在;为了;用以;接近;倾向于;趋向于;针对;适用于;有助于;用于;在…之前;快要到(某个时刻)
用法讲解
相当于towards。
toward 影视原声
(1) So, Howard, have you and Rajesh finally summoned the courage to express your latent homosexual feelings toward one another?
霍华德,你跟拉杰终于鼓起了勇气向彼此表白了你们潜在的同性恋情结吗?
《The Big Bang Theory Season 3》《生活大爆炸 第三季》
(2) On September seventh, these exact conditions gave birth to the Hurricane Faith, currently barreling toward the Eastern seaboard of the United States.
9月7日,以上条件生成了费斯飓风,现在正向美国东海岸推进。
《House of Cards Season 3》《纸牌屋 第三季》
(3) A tremendous accomplishment would be if the planetary body he discovered were plummeting toward earth and he exploded it with his mind.
惊人成就应该是如果他发现一个行星体正急速撞向地球,他用意念摧毁了它。
《The Big Bang Theory Season 2》《生活大爆炸 第二季》
(4) Step four is to design a plan to eliminate the problems. This is where you will determine what you need to do to get around them. And step five is to execute those designs, pushing yourself to do what's needed to progress toward your goal.
第四步设计消灭问题的计划。这一步你要决定如何处理问题。第五步实施这些计划,鞭策自己完成要做的向你的目标进发。
《Principles for Success》《成功的原则》
(5) I lean more toward Raymond's thinking. If we antagonize the Chinese, we could undo years of progress.
我更倾向于Raymond的想法,如果引起中方的反感,那我们多年的努力就白费了。
《House of Cards Season 2》《纸牌屋 第二季》
(6) Paisley Group already leads the other Fortune 500 companies in the global and industry trend toward consumer use of green products.
佩斯利集团已经在引领其他财富五百强企业向着绿色能耗的全球和行业趋势方向发展。
《The Good Wife Season 5》《傲骨贤妻 第五季》
(7) It looks like the congresswoman is leaning toward a yes. You know, I was thinking, when you run, you should use your maiden name instead.
看来议员女士倾向于同意了。我在想,等你竞选时,你该用你的娘家姓。
《House of Cards Season 4》《纸牌屋 第四季》
(8) Fine. The reason that I was leaning a little bit more toward Rachel than you is just that you're just kinda high maintenance. Okay let's go to lunch.
好,我之所以比较倾向瑞秋,是因为你有点难搞,我们去吃饭吧。
《Friends Season 6》《老友记 第六季》
(9) And since Secretary Durant is temporarily sidelined, I'm stepping in today because the American government supports any concrete steps toward stability.
由于杜兰特国务卿暂时无法继续工作,我今天要暂代她因为美国政府支持一切迈向稳定的坚实脚步。
《House of Cards Season 5》《纸牌屋 第五季》
(10) The period between 1979 and 1982 was one of extreme turbulence, for the global economy, the markets, and for me. And I believed that the US economy, with the world economy tied to it, was headed toward a catastrophe.
1979年到1982年这段时间都是充满颠簸的几年,对于国际经济市场和我来说。我那时相信美国经济,带着全球的经济,正向灾难方向发展。
《Principles for Success》《成功的原则》
(11) Increased acceleration toward the object. Estimated contact within two minutes.
朝目标移动的加速度已增加。预计两分钟后到达目标。
《Oblivion》《遗落战境》
(12) I keep those relationships private so no one will suspect any bias toward me.
我没有声张那些关系以保证没人会怀疑法官对我有偏袒。
《House of Cards Season 3》《纸牌屋 第三季》
(13) And every year people make stories on top of stories toward the end of semester.
但是每年当期末来临的时候人们的事情也接踵而来。
《Predictably Irrational》《怪诞行为学》
(14) That's interesting, but this could be taking you down the path toward a Nobel Prize.
是很有意思啦,不过,你很有可能因此被授予诺贝尔奖。
《The Big Bang Theory Season 7》《生活大爆炸 第7季》
(15) What? No. Why not? Because we don't have latent homosexual feelings toward one another. I see.
什么?没有。为什么没有?因为我们彼此之间并没有潜在的同性恋情结。我明白了。
《The Big Bang Theory Season 3》《生活大爆炸 第三季》
(16) What was the threat? Clementine. I perceived her to be moving toward a pair of guests with harmful intent.
威胁是什么?克莱门汀,我认为她企图伤害一对游客。
《Westworld Season 1》《西部世界 第一季》
(17) And when you offered the nomination, I was overwhelmed. It's what I'd been working toward my entire career.
你给我提名时,我完全不知所措了,那是我毕生工作的目标。
《House of Cards Season 3》《纸牌屋 第三季》
(18) Whoever threw that is not afraid to really go for it, and that will go a long way toward success in business.
扔球过来的那个人从心所愿,放胆去做能在商业道路上获得更长远的成功。
《2 Broke Girls Season 4》《破产姐妹 第四季》
(19) So we're back. Subway car, you lock eyes. You fall into his lap, you grab Lucas by the face. You start moving toward him and…
那我们继续说刚刚的事。地铁上,你们对上了眼,你坐上了他的大腿,你抱住了卢卡斯的头,你开始慢慢朝他移动,然后……
《Girl Meets World Season 2》《女孩成长记 第二季》
(20) But that's what Rowby Canton says he's doing with his cover, satirizing the cliched braggish stance toward women. Yeah. I know.
但罗比·坎顿说他的翻唱是这个意思,讽刺陈旧的歧视女性的立场。对,我知道。
《The Good Wife Season 5》《傲骨贤妻 第五季》