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| /təˈwɔːdz/ |
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| 1 | in a particular direction
used for saying in which direction someone or something is going , facing , or looking 往；向；朝…方向 |
| a stream of traffic speeding towards West London 快速驶往伦敦西区的车流 |
| I saw Joanna hurrying towards me along the drive. 我看到乔安娜沿着车行道匆匆向我赶来。 |
| Victor was standing with his back towards me. 维克托背对着我站着。 |
| She directed a brief glance towards Peter. 她朝彼得瞟了一眼。 |
| a path leading towards the river 通往这条河的小路 |
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| 2 | concerning sb/sth
used when saying how you feel about someone or something or how you treat them 对，针对，对于，关于（表示对某人或某物印象如何或如何对待某人或某物） |
| He’ s not feeling very friendly towards you at the moment. 他现在对你感觉不太友好。 |
| the Church’ s attitude towards divorce 教会对离婚的态度 |
| international policy towards Iraq 针对伊拉克的国际政策 |
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| 3 | nearer to a particular result
used for showing how a process is developing in a way that will produce a particular result 朝，向（表示事态发展将引发某种结果） |
| progress towards European unity 朝欧洲一体化迈进的进程 |
| Not much has been done towards improving safety. 在提高安全性方面并无多少举措。 |
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| 4 | near a time or place
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| | 4a | a little before a particular time 接近，将近（某时间） | | I’ ll phone you some time towards the end of the week. 我会在将近周末的时候给你打电话。 | | It was towards midnight when finally she sent the children off to bed. 快到午夜时她才打发孩子们上床睡觉。 | |
| | 4b | not far from a particular place or position 接近，靠近（某地点） | | Caroline’ s name appeared towards the bottom of the list. 卡罗琳的名字出现在名单接近末尾的地方。 | | Towards the edge of the wood there were patches of yellow primroses. 在靠近树林边缘的地方，有一片片黄色的报春花。 | |
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| 5 | helping to pay for sth
if money goes towards something , it helps to pay for it （钱）用于支付 |
| The money will go towards building new homes for poor villagers. 这笔钱将用于为穷苦村民搭盖新居。 |
| I would be happy to contribute towards the cost of the petrol. 我很乐意凑钱支付汽油费。 |
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