Word · Frequency #734
forward
转发；转寄
to send (a letter, email, etc.) on to a third party
- 1.
To advance, promote.
推进,促进
- 2.
To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.
将(信件、电子邮件等)转发给第三方
- 3.
To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.
通过缝合章节、附加封面板等装订(书籍)
- 4.
send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
从中转站向前发送或运输
转运；转送；促进；推进；装订（书籍）；推进,促进；将(信件、电子邮件等)转发给第三方
In use
The company forwards the packages to the customers every morning.
We forwarded the documents to the head office yesterday.
They are forwarding the shipment to the distribution center right now.
forward my mail
Verb forms
base forward · third person forwards · -ing forwarding · past forwarded · past participle forwarded
规则动词，过去式与过去分词均为forwarded。
Connections
Collocations
- forward an email
- 转发电子邮件
- Could you forward the email to the whole team?你能把邮件转发给整个团队吗？
- forward a message
- 转发消息
- Please forward this message to your colleagues.请把这条消息转发给你的同事。
- forward a document
- 转发文件
- I forwarded the contract to the lawyer.我把合同转发给了律师。
- forward mail
- 转寄信件
- The old tenant forgot to forward her mail.旧房客忘了转寄她的信件。
- forward calls
- 转接电话
- You can forward calls to your mobile phone.你可以将电话转接到你的手机。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 forward=向前：把邮件向前递送给别人，就是“转发”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：email、office、correspondence 表示“转发（邮件、信件等）”时，属于中性语体，通常用于办公邮件、日常通信或商务往来中。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时，表示将邮件等转发至下一个地址。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词：foreword、straightforward（重读元音同为/ɔ/，后面都是/rwɚd/）。注意拼写相似但发音不同的词：backward (/ˈbækwɚd/)、outward (/ˈaʊtwɚd/)、inward (/ˈɪnwɚd/) 和 toward (/tɔːrd/)，它们与 forward 并不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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