牛津译林版英语七年级下册词汇实例拓展运用学习法（第198组)

词汇实例拓展运用学习法 1 2020-2021 学年 牛津译林版七年级英语下册 第 198 组 基本词义 towards 美音:[tə´wɔ:dz ] 英音:[tə´wɔ:dz ] prep.向,朝,对面,接近,对,有助于 词义详解 towards /tə'wɔ:dz; [US] tɔ:rdz; tɔrdz/ (also toward/ tE5wR:d; US tR:rd; tRrd/) prep 1 in the direction of (sb/sth) 向, 朝, 对着（某人[某事物]）的方向 *walk towards the river 朝着河走去 * look out towards the sea 向外面的大海看 * The child came running towards me. 那孩子向我跑来. * She turned her back towards the sun. 她转过身背对着太阳. 2 moving closer to achieving (sth) 趋于达成（某事） 词汇实例拓展运用学习法 2 2020-2021 学年 牛津译林版七年级英语下册 *The meeting is seen as the first step towards greater unity between the parties. 这一 会议可视为两党走向进一步联合的第一步. * We have made some progress towards reaching an agreement. 我们在达成协议方 面已取得些进展. 3 in relation to (sb/sth) 对于或关于（某人[某事]） *The local people are always very friendly towardstourists. 当地人对游客一向十分 热情. * He behaved very affectionately towards her children. 他非常疼爱她的孩子. * As you get older your attitude towards death changes. 人随着年龄的增长, 对死亡 的看法也会有所改变. 4 with the aim of acquiring or contributing to (sth) 为得到或用于（某物） *The money will go towards (the cost of) building a new school. 此款项将用于建设 新学校（的开销）. * 30 a month goes towards a pension fund. 每月交 30 英镑用作退职基金. 5 near (a point in time) 接近（某一时间） *Food shortages will probably get worse towards the end of the century. 食物短缺的 情况到本世纪末可能更加严重. * Now he's getting towards retirement age he's started playing golf. 他因接近退休年 龄, 就打起高尔夫球来了. 词汇实例拓展运用学习法 3 2020-2021 学年 牛津译林版七年级英语下册