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towards sth/sb
She walked towards the park.
她朝公园走去。
朝；向
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朝；向
In the direction of something indicated by context.
She walked towards the park.
她朝公园走去。
朝向,朝某个方向
In the direction of something (indicated by context).
The dog saw the cat and dashed towards, but the cat escaped.
狗看见了猫，朝那个方向冲了过去，但猫逃走了。
The girl heard the ice cream truck and turned towards with a smile.
女孩听到冰淇淋车的声音，微笑着朝那个方向转过身去。
When they saw the signal, the soldiers marched towards slowly.
看到信号后，士兵们慢慢地朝那个方向行进。
She walked towards the park.
她朝公园走去。
He is working towards completing his degree.
他正在努力完成他的学位。
Not this
I towards the station.
Use this
I am going towards the station.
“towards” 是介词，不能作谓语动词。受中文“朝”的用法影响，学习者常直接将其用作动词。应添加一个表示移动的动词，如“go”。
Not this
He arrived towards the airport.
Use this
He arrived at the airport.
“arrive” 后接表示到达地点的介词“at”或“in”，而“towards”表示方向，与完成到达矛盾。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
接近结束时
Towards the end of the movie, I started to cry.
电影接近结束时，我开始哭了起来。
对...的态度
His attitude towards work is very professional.
他对工作的态度非常专业。
朝...移动
The company is moving towards a more sustainable model.
公司正在朝着更可持续的模式发展。
努力实现
We are working towards a common goal.
我们正在努力实现一个共同目标。
为...做出贡献
Everyone should contribute towards the community.
每个人都应该为社区做出贡献。
为了达到
They took steps towards achieving peace.
他们采取了步骤以达成和平。
努力达到，致力于
We are working towards a solution.
我们正努力寻求解决方案。
有助于，用于
All proceeds go towards charity.
所有收益都用于慈善事业。
接近尾声
Towards the end of the movie, it gets really exciting.
电影接近尾声时，变得非常激动人心。
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towards = to + wards，ward 意为‘方向’，组合就是‘朝着某个方向’。
正式或文学语体；用于表示‘接近’或‘在手边’的状态；常见于书面语或古典文学。
作副词时，常表示空间或时间上的接近，但现代英语中此用法较少见
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