Word · Frequency #4743
forwards
/ˈfɔːwədz/
adverb
向前
核心释义
toward the front
- 1.
向前
Synonym of forward in most senses.
今后；向前；今后
用法In use
Please step forwards to the counter.
用法提示：副词，表示空间方向上的向前移动。
We need to look forwards, not dwell on the past.
用法提示：副词，表示时间上的向前，指未来。
The car moved slowly forwards through the crowd.
用法提示：副词，表示物理运动的方向。
move forwards
The car moved forwards slowly.
汽车缓慢地向前移动。
step forwards
She stepped forwards to receive the award.
她向前迈步接受奖项。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- move forwards
- 向前移动
- He told the crowd to move forwards.他告诉人群向前移动。
- step forwards
- 向前迈步
- She stepped forwards to accept the award.她向前迈步接受奖项。
- look forwards
- 向前看
- Look forwards and you will see the mountains.向前看，你会看到群山。
- go forwards
- 往前走
- The car would not go forwards.车子不往前走。
- from this point forwards
- 从此以后
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 'forwards' 由 'forward' 加 's' 表示方向，意为‘向前方’。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于中性语境，表示方向向前或时间今后，在口语和书面语中均可使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the suffix '-wards', pronounced /wədz/ (non-rhotic) or /wərdz/ (rhotic). They form a rhyming set with 'forwards'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.