Word · Frequency #11274
Fully loadedinwards
向内；向中心；朝里面
to or toward the inside or center
- 1.
Towards the inside.
向内部；朝内。
向内部；朝内。；在内部；向中心；向内；内里；[经] 进口税
In use
The door opens inwards, so push it rather than pull it.
She turned the umbrella inwards to keep the rain from blowing in.
The path curves inwards as it approaches the old castle.
[intransitive verb] + inwards
inwards 是副词，表示动作朝向内部或中心，通常放在动词后。
The door opens inwards, not outwards.
这扇门向里开，而不是向外开。
[transitive verb] + [object] + inwards
动词带宾语时，副词 inwards 放在宾语之后。
Fold the edges of the paper inwards.
把纸的边缘向里折叠。
Common mistakes
The inwards movement of the piston is slow.
Connections
Collocations
- face inwards
- 朝内；面向中心
- The chairs in the auditorium all face inwards toward the stage.礼堂里的椅子都朝内面向舞台。
- fold inwards
- 向内折叠
- Fold the wings inwards before storing the model plane.存放模型飞机前，把机翼向内折叠。
- move inwards
- 向里移动；向中心移动
- The doors opened and the passengers began to move inwards.门开了，乘客们开始向里移动。
- look inwards
- 内省；审视内心
- Sometimes you need to look inwards to understand your true feelings.有时你需要内省，才能理解自己真实的感受。
- open inwards
- 朝内开；向内开启
- The main door opens inwards, so push it rather than pulling.主门是朝内开的，所以要推而不是拉。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 inwards 拆成 in（里面）+ wards（方向），记作‘朝里面的方向’——就像箭头指向圆心。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：spatial direction、movement toward the center 通常表示朝内部或中心的方向，多用于描述物理移动或朝向；语气比较中性，在一般说明和日常表达中都比较自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes with 'inwards' /ˈɪnwədz/. The listed words share the written suffix -wards, but their stressed vowels differ, so none is a true rhyme. Outwards, forwards, backwards, afterwards, and upwards end in unstressed /wədz/; towards is stressed on /wɔːdz/ and sounds different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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