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| /ˈfɔːwəd/ |
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| 1 | in the direction in front of you
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| | 1a | moving in the direction in front of you 向前 | | The car started to roll forward very slowly. 汽车开始缓慢地向前移动。 | | Suddenly the door opened, blocking my forward movement. 门突然打开，挡住了我。 | | I reached forward to touch her hand, but she moved it away. 我把手伸向前去摸她的手，但她把手移开了。 | |
| | 1b | looking in the direction that is in front of you 向前（看） | |
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| 2 | nearer the front
in a position towards the front of a room or vehicle 在（房间或车辆的）前部；靠前 |
| Let’ s sit farther forward so we can see the stage better. 我们坐得再靠前些，这样能够更清楚地看见舞台。 |
| the forward part of the train 火车的前部 |
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| 3 | towards the future or a better state
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| | 3a | thinking about or planning for the future , especially in a hopeful way 面向未来的；前瞻性的 | | We are looking forward to new possibilities. 我们期待着新的可能性。 | | forward planning/thinking A bit more forward planning would have helped. 更多一点前瞻性的计划本来会有帮助。 | |
| | 3b | progressing or getting better as time passes 前进的；进展的；好转的 | | Officials concede that the way forward will not be easy. 官员们承认前进的道路并不容易。 | | a giant leap forward in computer technology 计算机技术的巨大飞跃 | | no further forward The investigation into these allegations seems no further forward. 对这些指控的调查似乎没有进展。 | |
| | 3c | starting at that day/time etc and continuing on into the future 从那天/那时/那会儿等起 | | From that day forward, he never read another book. 从那天起，他再也没有读过一本书。 | |
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| 4 | confident
very confident and direct about saying what you think , in a way that is not socially suitable 冒失的；鲁莽的；无礼的 |
| Was I being too forward when I asked to stay the weekend? 我要求留下来过周末的时候是不是太冒失了？ |
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| 5 | to a later time on a clock
if you put a clock or watch forward , you change the time it shows to a later time （钟表）往前地 |
| PHRASE |
| - | forward of formal
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| in front of someone or something |
| 在…的前面 |
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| The men were fighting forward of the main line of defence. 士兵们在主要防线的前面作战。 |
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| Usage note: forward | | | | Forward and forwards have similar meanings and uses, but speakers of American English usually use the form forward. Speakers of British English often use the form forwards for senses 1, 2, and 5. | | | |
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