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towarda. 1. docile,obedient温顺的,服从的。 △Shr.5.2.183(182):“’Tis a good hearing when children are to-ward.”对于温顺的孩子们来说,这一番话大有好处。 2. promising,oncoming有前途的,正在兴起的。 △3H.VI.2.2.66:“Why,that is spoken like a toward prince.”嗨,这才像是一位上进的王子说的话。
towardad. 1. about to take place,forthcoming,impending就要发生,即将到来,迫在眉睫。 △Ham. 1. 1.77:“What might betoward,”究竟要发生什么事情… △Lr. 2. 1.11 (10):“Have you heard of no likely wars toward,’twixt theDukes of Cornwall and Albany?”你没有听说康华尔和奥本尼两个公爵之间可能就要发生的战争吗? △Lr.3. 3.20 (19):“There is strange things toward,”重大的事情就要发生了。 △Lr.4.6.214 (209): “Do you hear aught,sir,of abattle toward?”你可听说,先生,有什么战事就要发生了? △As. 5. 4. 35:“There is sure another flood toward,”一定又有一次洪水要来了。 △2H.IV.2. 4. 213 (200):“Here’s goodly stuff toward !”好事情就要发生了! 2. in preparation在准备中。 △Shr.5.1.14 (13):“somecheer is toward”,i.e. some entertainment is beingprepared. 招待已在准备之中。 △Mid. 3.1. 84 (79):“What,a play toward?”怎么,准备要演一出戏? △Ham.5. 2. 378 (364): “O proud death,/ What feast is to-ward in thine eternal cell,”啊,骄傲的死神,在你那永久的黑窟里究竟准备要办什么筵席。 3. in view. at hand在眼前,迫近。 △Shr.1.1.68:“here’s some good pastime toward;”这里有好戏看了。
towardprep. 1. in the direction of,with implication of,reaching to向,到。 △Mac. 1. 3. 151 (152): “Let us toward theKing.”让我们到国王那里去吧。 2. intended for,for对,为。 △H. V. 4. 8. 3: “There is more good toward you peradventure than is in yourknowledge to dream of.”对于你说不定会有你做梦也想不到的好处呢。 3. with an aim to,aiming at 目的在于。 △Mac. 1. 4.26:“by doing everything / Safe toward your love andhonour.”无论做什么事,都是为了想得到你的宠爱和奖掖。 |