towards
🇺🇸
/tɔːrdz/
🇬🇧
/təˈwɔːdz/
moving in the direction of something or someone
She walked towards the door.
她朝门走去。
getting closer to achieving a goal
We are making progress towards our goal.
我们正在朝着我们的目标取得进展。
close to a specific time
Towards the end of the year, we'll have a party.
年底我们会举办一个派对。
in relation to a person or thing
He was very kind towards his students.
他对学生们非常友好。
for the purpose of obtaining something
The donation is towards the cost of the new building.
这笔捐款是用于新大楼的费用。