towards
🇺🇸
/tɔːrdz/
🇬🇧
/təˈwɔːdz/
moving in the direction of something or someone
She walked towards the door.
她朝門走去。
getting closer to achieving a goal
We are making progress towards our goal.
我們正在朝著我們的目標取得進展。
close to a specific time
Towards the end of the year, we'll have a party.
年底我們會舉辦一個派對。
in relation to a person or thing
He was very kind towards his students.
他對學生們非常友好。
for the purpose of obtaining something
The donation is towards the cost of the new building.
這筆捐款是用於新大樓的費用。