Word · Frequency #4467
Fully loadedonwards
/ˈɔnwəːdz/
adverb
向前，在前面
in a forward direction
- 1.
Onward.
向前。
向前。；向前；在前面
In use
From this point onwards, we will enforce a strict no-smoking policy.
We continued our journey onwards through the dense forest.
The project will run smoothly from March onwards.
from [time/place] onwards
表示从某个时间或地点开始一直向前延续。
From next year onwards, the policy will change.
从明年起，这项政策将会改变。
move onwards
表示继续前进或推进。
We need to move onwards with the project.
我们需要继续推进这个项目。
Common mistakes
We need to plan the onwards steps.We need to plan the onward steps.
Connections
Collocations
- from ... onwards
- 从……起一直
- From the 1980s onwards, technology advanced rapidly.从20世纪80年代起，技术飞速发展。
- move onwards
- 向前移动
- The crowd began to move onwards.人群开始向前移动。
- press onwards
- 奋力向前
- Despite the difficulties, they pressed onwards.尽管困难重重，他们仍然奋力向前。
- continue onwards
- 继续前进
- We will continue onwards to the next city.我们将继续前进到下一个城市。
- onwards and upwards
- 不断进步
- After the promotion, it's onwards and upwards.升职之后，就是不断进步。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象你‘沿着’（on）一条路‘向’（wards）前走，就是onwards（向前）。
Context & Register
中性语域。多用于书面或正式语境，表示空间或时间上的向前移动或延续，日常口语中偶用。
Grammar Note
通常位于动词后或句末，表示向前方前进
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the spelling ending '-wards', but their pronunciations vary. None have an identical stressed vowel and following sounds to 'onwards' (/ˈɔnwəːdz/); for example, 'backwards' and 'forwards' have /ə/ instead of /əː/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.