1 ADV [ADVERB after verb] 向外;朝外 If something moves or faces outwards, it moves or faces away from the place you are in or the place you are talking about. 向外;朝外
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The top door opened outwards.
顶上的门朝外开。
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The idea is to spread social democracy and economics outwards from Europe.
其目的是将欧洲的社会民主与经济制度传播到世界各地。
2 ADV [ADVERB after verb] （注意力）向外地，对外地 If you say that a person or a group of people, such as a government, looks outwards, you mean that they turn their attention to another group that they are interested in or would like greater involvement with. （注意力）向外地，对外地
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Other poor countries looked outward, strengthening their ties to the economic superpowers.
其他贫穷国家将目光投向国外，加强与经济强国的联系。
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His belief is that the future of the Community lies in looking outwards.
他认为该共同体的未来在于对外发展。
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