forward
英 ['f??w?d]美['f?rw?d]
- adj. 向前的；早的；迅速的
- adv. 向前地；向將來
- vt. 促進；轉寄；運送
- n. 前鋒
- n. (Forward)人名；(英)福沃德
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詞態變化
復數:?forwards;第三人稱單數:?forwards;過去式:?forwarded;過去分詞:?forwarded;現在分詞:?forwarding;
中文詞源
forward 向前
for-, 在前，詞源同fore. -ward, 向，詞源同toward.
英文詞源
- forward
- forward: see forth
- forward (adv.)
- Old English forewearde "toward the front, in front; toward the future; at the beginning;" see fore + -ward. Adjectival sense of "early" is from 1520s; that of "presumptuous" is attested from 1560s. The Old English adjective meant "inclined to the front; early; former."
- forward (v.)
- 1590s, "to help push forward," from forward (adv.). Meaning "to send (a letter, etc.) on to another destination" is from 1757; later of e-mail. Related: Forwarded; forwarding.
- forward (n.)
- Old English foreweard, "the fore or front part" of something, "outpost; scout;" see forward (adv.). The position in football so called since 1879.
雙語例句
- 1. The car passed over the body twice, once backward and then forward.
- 那輛車把那人來回軋了兩次，先是倒著軋的，再是往前開著軋的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She walked forward and embraced him and stroked his tousled white hair.
- 她走上前擁抱他并輕撫他凌亂的白發。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The one thing I look forward to is going punting in Cambridge.
- 我期盼的一件事就是在劍橋乘坐平底船暢游。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Sarah came forward with a tight and angry face.
- 薩拉走上前來，緊繃著臉，怒氣沖沖。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. I left a sergeant in command and rode forward to reconnoitre.
- 我留下一名中士指揮，自己策馬前去偵察敵情。
來自柯林斯例句
