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ADV
朝前;向前
If you move or look forward, you move or look in a direction that is in front of you. In British English, you can also move or look forwards .
例句
He came forward with his hand out. 'Mr and Mrs Selby?' he enquired...
他走上前去伸出手來。“是塞爾比先生和夫人嗎？”他問道。
She fell forwards on to her face...
她一頭栽倒在地。
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ADV-GRADED
靠近前面;在前面
Forward means in a position near the front of something such as a building or a vehicle.
例句
The best seats are in the aisle and as far forward as possible...
最好的座位在過道處，越靠前越好。
The other car had a 3-inch lower driving seat and had its engine mounted further forward.
另外一輛車的駕駛座椅低了3英寸，引擎更加靠前。
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PREP-PHRASE
(尤指在輪船或飛機上)靠近…前面的，在…前面的
If one thing is forward of another, especially on a ship or aircraft, the first thing is in front of the second thing or further ahead.
例句
Forward of the main cabin are the guest cabins...
主艙前面是客艙。
Sixty-one small parachute symbols were painted on the left side just forward of the wing.
61 個小降落傘的標志被繪在左翼的正前面。
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ADV
向前(看);向將來(看)
If you say that someone looks forward, you approve of them because they think about what will happen in the future and plan for it. In British English, you can also say that someone looks forwards .
例句
Now the leadership wants to look forward, and to outline a strategy for the rest of the century...
現(xiàn)在領導層想要展望未來，為本世紀余下的時間勾畫出戰(zhàn)略綱要。
People should forget and look forwards...
人們應該忘記過去向前看。
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ADV
(把鐘表)調前地，撥快地
If you put a clock or watch forward, you change the time shown on it so that it shows a later time, for example when the time changes to summer time or daylight saving time.
例句
When we put the clocks forward in March we go into British Summer Time.
我們3月份把表調快時，就進入了英國夏令時。
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ADV
自從…;從…起;自…以來
When you are referring to a particular time, if you say that something was true from that time forward, you mean that it became true at that time, and continued to be true afterwards.
例句
Velazquez's work from that time forward was confined largely to portraits of the royal family.
委拉斯開茲的作品從那時起大多局限于皇室成員畫像。
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ADV
向前地;前進地;有進展地
You use forward to indicate that something progresses or improves. In British English, you can also use forwards .
例句
And by boosting economic prosperity in Mexico, Canada and the United States, it will help us move forward on issues that concern all of us...
促進墨西哥、加拿大和美國的經濟繁榮將有助于解決與我們大家息息相關的諸多問題。
They just couldn't see any way forward...
他們就是看不到前進的方向。
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VERB
推進;促進
If you forward something, you cause it to progress or improve.
例句
The music is used to forward the plot, not simply to keep the toes tapping.
音樂用來推進情節(jié)發(fā)展，而不僅僅是保持節(jié)奏感。
...the scientist who has done the most to forward the cause of public understanding over the year.
這位一年來為促進公眾理解作出巨大貢獻的科學家
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ADV
(提)出;(推)出;(現(xiàn))出
If something or someone is put forward, or comes forward, they are suggested or offered as suitable for a particular purpose.
例句
Over the years several similar theories have been put forward...
幾年來已經有好幾個類似理論相繼提出。
Next month the Commission is to bring forward its first proposals for action...
下月該委員會將提出它的首批行動建議。
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VERB
轉交;轉發(fā);轉接
If a letter or message is forwarded to someone, it is sent to the place where they are, after having been sent to a different place earlier.
例句
When he's out on the road, office calls are forwarded to the cellular phone in his truck...
他在路上時，打到辦公室的電話會轉接到卡車里的移動電話上。
We will forward your letters to him.
我們會把您的信轉交給他。
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ADJ-GRADED
魯莽的;冒失的;自負的
If you describe someone as forward, you mean that they speak very confidently and honestly but they do not always show enough respect for the person they are talking to.
例句
He's very forward and confident and chats happily to other people.
他很自以為是，喜歡和別人攀談。
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N-COUNT
(足球、籃球或曲棍球等運動的)前鋒
In football, basketball, or hockey, a forward is a player whose usual position is in the opponents' half of the field, and whose usual job is to attack or score goals.