out·wards
adverb/ˈaʊtwədz/
/ˈaʊtwərdz/
(British English) (also outward North American English, British English)
- outwards (from something) towards the outside; away from the centre or from a particular point
向外；朝外 - The door opens outwards.
这个门向外开。 - Factories were spreading outwards from the old heart of the town.
工厂从旧城中心逐渐向外扩展。 - Lie on your stomach with your elbows pointing outwards.
俯卧，肘部朝外。 - The country is looking outwards and is opening its economy to trade and investment.
该国正在向外开放，并正在向贸易和投资开放其经济。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryOutwards is used with these verbs:- expand
- explode
- grow
- …
- The door opens outwards.