toward

柯林斯词典

1. PREP If you move, look, or point toward something or someone, you move, look, or point in their direction. 向
They were all moving toward him down the stairs. 他们都正朝着他走下楼梯。
When he looked toward me, I smiled and waved. 他朝我看时，我微笑着挥了挥手。
2. PREP If things develop toward a particular situation, that situation becomes nearer in time or more likely to happen. 趋向[PREP n/-ing]
The agreement is a major step toward peace. 这项协议是走向和平的一大步。
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. 对
My attitude toward religion has been shaped by this man. 我对宗教的态度受到了这个男人的影响。
4. PREP If something happens toward a particular time, it happens just before that time. 接近 (时间)
There was a forecast of cooler weather toward the end of the week. 天气预报说接近周末时天气会更凉爽。
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. 海鸥正在靠近东海岸的一个小岛上筑巢。
6. PREP If you give money toward something, you give it to help pay for that thing. (钱) 用于
Taxes only get part of the way toward a $50 billion deficit. 税收只会部分解决500亿美元的赤字。