towards: [OE] The suffix -ward or -wards, which underlies towards, forward, and a host of other English adverbs and adjectives, comes from a prehistoric Germanic *-warth. This in turn goes back to the Indo-European base *wert- ‘turn’ (source also of English convert, version, etc) – so etymologically, towards denotes ‘turning to’ something. => convert, version
towards (adv.)
Old English toweards, from toweard (adj.) "coming, facing, approaching" (see toward) + adverbial genitive ending.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Do not wait for good things to happen to you. You need to walk towards happiness.
不要等待好事降臨，你要向幸福進(jìn)發(fā)。
來(lái)自金山詞霸 每日一句
2. I was on my own and these fellows came along towards me.
我正一個(gè)人走著，一些家伙朝我走過(guò)來(lái)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Mark had for some time been making advances towards her.
馬克追她已經(jīng)有一段時(shí)間了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. He tramped hurriedly round the lake towards the garden.
他匆匆地邁著沉重的步伐繞過(guò)湖邊向花園走去。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. Traditionally young Asians in Britain have gravitated towards medicine, law and engineering.