【toward音标】 英[təˈwɔ:d] 美[təˈwɔrd]
【单词释义】 toward是什么意思：
prep.向；朝；面对；趋向；对于；为了；接近(=towards)
adj.即将来到的；进行中的
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
【toward形近词/近似词】
onward adj.向前的，前进的 adv.向前；在前面
upward adj.向上的；上升的
afterward adv.以后，后来
outward adj.向外的；外面的
backward adj.向后的； adv.[Am.]向后地；相反地
northward adv.向北方 adj. 向北的 n.北方，北部地区
westward adv.向西方
downward adj.向下的，往下的 adv.向下地，下行地
eastward adj.向东方的 adv.朝东方；向东 n.东方，东部
forward adv.前进地；向前 adj.向前方的；前部的
ward n.病房，病室（城镇或村庄的）区，选区 vt.监护；守卫；接受（病人）入病房
【单词例句】
◇ They were dazzlingly white with long waving necks. They were swans and uttering a peculiar cry. They spread out their magnificent broad wings and flew away from the cold regions toward warmer lands and open seas.
他们白得发亮，颈项又长又柔软。这就是天鹅。他们发出一种奇异的叫声，展开美丽的长翅膀，从寒冷的地带飞向温暖的国度，飞向不结冰的湖上去。
---- The Ugly Duckling
◇ Go out into the woods with your eleven brothers. One of you should climb the highest tree that you can find. Keep watch there and look toward the castle tower.
你和十一个哥哥逃到森林里去吧！你们要时刻派人在能找到的最高的树上放哨，注视城堡里的高塔。
---- The Twelve Brothers
◇ He invited not only his relatives, friends, and acquaintances, but also the wise women so that they would be kindly disposed toward the child.
他不仅邀请了他的亲戚、朋友和外宾，而且邀来了几乎所有的女巫师，让她们为他的女儿送来善良美好的祝愿。
---- Little Brier-Rose
◇ China will do more to support areas affected by extreme poverty, and the central budget's newly enlarged poverty reduction funds and related transfer payments will be weighted toward these areas.
中国将强化对深度贫困地区支持，中央财政新增扶贫投入及有关转移支付向深度贫困地区倾斜。
---- Eliminating poverty builds larger market
◇ How brave we knew she was?we three sisters gathered around her hospital bed feeling time pushing us toward her fate the next day. We were quick to smile,slow to leave,hoping our "Good nights" were not our good-byes.
我们深知母亲是何等的勇敢。姐妹三人围着母亲的病床，感受着母亲明天的命运在分分秒秒逼近。我们面带微笑，不愿离去，祈求我们的晚安道别不会成为诀别。
---- To Love Enough
◇ As the couple wheeled her up to me I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink. As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest, largest smile I have ever seen.
当这对夫妇推着她走到我身边时，我低头看了看清单。转头看到小女孩，于是我对她眨了眨眼睛。从她爷爷奶奶手中接钱的时候，我又看了一眼小女孩，她正向我展示我所见过的最可爱、最宽大的笑容。
---- World of Smiles
◇ When the seventh one came to the bottom of his cup, the ring rolled toward him. Looking at it, he saw that it was a ring from their father and mother, and said, "God grant that our sister might be here; then we would be set free."
第七只乌鸦喝完水，发现杯子里有一只戒指，他仔细一瞧，认出了这是他们父母亲的东西，就说道：“嗳！我们的小妹妹来了！我们就会得救了。”
---- The Seven Ravens
◇ Filled with amazement he walked toward it, and sitting on the top of the glowing coals there was a little black devil.
他惊讶万分，於是便走上前去看，发现竟有一个黑色的小魔鬼走在燃烧的煤堆上。
---- The Peasant and the Devil
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Suddenly she sees a bear riding a bike toward her.
突然她看见一只熊骑着一辆自行车朝她这边来。
---- A Clever Panda