prep.(介词)

1. 关于，对于，对
2. 将近，接近
3. 向，朝，向着，朝着，朝向，面对，对着
4. 为，为了，以…为目标，用于，致力于，有助于

adj.(形容词)

1. 在即的，即将的
2. 有希望的
3. 在进行中的
4. 有利的

In addition to the uses shown below,towards is used in phrasal verbs such as ‘count towards’ and ‘lean towards’.
除下列用法外，towards 还用于 count towards，lean towards 等短语动词中。

1.向;朝;面对
If you move, look, or pointtowards something or someone, you move, look, or point in their direction.

e.g. Caroline leant across the tabletowards him...
卡罗琳隔着桌子俯身向他靠过来。
e.g. Anne left Artie and walked down the corridortowards the foyer...
安妮离开阿蒂，沿着走廊朝休息室走去。

2.倾向于；趋向于
If things developtowards a particular situation, that situation becomes nearer in time or more likely to happen.

e.g. The talks made little evident progresstowards agreement...
会谈在达成一致方面几乎没有取得明显进展。
e.g. She also began moving toward a different lifestyle.
她也开始转向一种不同的生活方式。

3.对;对于;关于
If you have a particular attitudetowards something or someone, you have that attitude when you think about them or deal with them.

towards

e.g. It's the business of the individual to determine his own attitudetowards religion...
对宗教持何种态度是个人的事情。
e.g. Not everyone in the world will be kind and caringtowards you...
并非世上每个人都会对你友善关心。

4.将近(某一时刻)
If something happenstowards a particular time, it happens just before that time.

e.g. The Channel tunnel was due to opentowards the end of 1993...
海峡隧道预计 1993 年年底前开通。
e.g. There was a forecast of cooler weather toward the end of the week.
预报称这周末天气会凉下来。

5.接近；靠近
If something istowards part of a place or thing, it is near that part.

e.g. The home of the Morgan family was up Gloucester Road,towards the top of the hill...
摩根家族的住宅在格洛斯特路接近山顶的地方。
e.g. The most popular items are located toward the back of the store.
最受欢迎的产品放在靠近商店最里面的地方。

6.（钱）用于
If you give moneytowards something, you give it to help pay for that thing.

e.g. He gave them £50,000towards a house...
他给了他们 5 万英镑用于买房子。
e.g. 71 percent of the entire budget wenttowards the military…
整个预算的 71% 用于了军备。

1. 朝：听到信箱被推开的声音,Mrs Clarke提着壶悄悄地朝(towards)门口走去. 前后照应 只有伸进手(hand)才能抓住门锁的旋钮. 词义比较 Mrs Clarke不是让热开水掉(drop)、也不是扩散(spread)、覆盖(cover),而是倾倒,灌注(pour)在小偷的手上,

2. 表示朝某个方向：to...目的地,说话者所在处 | up to...表示到达目的地 |towards ...表示朝某个方向

3. towards的翻译

3. 朝着...;向：超级市场 supermarket | 朝着...;向...towards | 潮湿的 moist

• My mother walked over towards me.

  出自：D. Abse

• The Jaguar must have been nosing towards it for some time.

  出自：E. Bowen

• He lolled his head towards her.

  出自：J. Herbert

• Joggers heading towards the park.

  出自：M. Amis

• Ministers were not considering moving towards a baccalaureate.

  出自：Times Educational Supplement

They were heading towards the German border.

他们正前往德国边界。

She had her back towards me.

她背对着我。

This is a first step towards political union.

这是走向政治上联合的第一步。

towards the end of April

将近四月底

He was warm and tender towards her.

他对她既热情又温柔。

our attitude towards death

我们对死亡的态度

The money will go towards a new school building (= will help pay for it) .

这笔资金将用于修建新校舍。

Caroline leant across the table towards him...

卡罗琳隔着桌子俯身向他靠过来。

Anne left Artie and walked down the corridor towards the foyer...

安妮离开阿蒂，沿着走廊朝休息室走去。

The talks made little evident progress towards agreement...

会谈在达成一致方面几乎没有取得明显进展。

She also began moving toward a different lifestyle.

她也开始转向一种不同的生活方式。

It's the business of the individual to determine his own attitude towards religion...

对宗教持何种态度是个人的事情。

Not everyone in the world will be kind and caring towards you...

并非世上每个人都会对你友善关心。

The Channel tunnel was due to open towards the end of 1993...

海峡隧道预计 1993 年年底前开通。

There was a forecast of cooler weather toward the end of the week.

预报称这周末天气会凉下来。

The home of the Morgan family was up Gloucester Road, towards the top of the hill...

摩根家族的住宅在格洛斯特路接近山顶的地方。

The most popular items are located toward the back of the store.

最受欢迎的产品放在靠近商店最里面的地方。

He gave them 'u00a350,000 towards a house...

他给了他们 5 万英镑用于买房子。

71 percent of the entire budget went towards the military'u2026

整个预算的 71% 用于了军备。

Twice he brought in his walking stick, and once he brought in the coal scuttle.

有两次他把他的拐杖带进去, 而有一次他带进去一个媒斗.