forward

/ˈfɔːwəd/ adv. / v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

向前;向未来;取得进展;转发;转寄

释义与例句

adv. 向前;向未来;取得进展
in the direction in front of you, towards the future, or towards a better or more advanced state
  1. She stepped forward to answer the question.
    她向前一步回答这个问题。
  2. We look forward to hearing from you.
    我们期待收到你的来信。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The talks moved forward after both sides compromised.
    双方妥协后,谈判取得了进展。
v. 转发;转寄
to send a letter, message or email that you have received to another person or address
  1. Please forward the email to the finance department.
    请把这封电子邮件转发给财务部。
  2. Her post is forwarded to her new address.
    她的邮件会转寄到新地址。
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  1. He forwarded my request to the appropriate team.
    他把我的请求转给了相应团队。

词源与构词

源自古英语 foreweard,与 fore(在前)和表示方向的 -weard 有关。

记忆钩子 look forward to 中的 to 是介词,后接名词或动名词:look forward to seeing you。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • ahead 在前面;向前
    ahead 强调位置、时间或进度在前;forward 更强调向前的运动或推进,也可作动词表示转发。
    The road ahead was blocked by fallen rocks. 前方的道路被落石堵住了。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • foreword 前言;序言
    foreword 是名词,指书前的“前言”;forward 常作副词“向前”或动词“转发”。
    The foreword explains how the book was written. 前言说明了这本书的写作过程。
常见搭配
  • look forward to 期待
    I look forward to meeting the new students. 我期待见到新学生。
  • move forward 向前推进;取得进展
    The project cannot move forward without approval. 没有批准,这个项目就无法推进。
  • forward an email 转发电子邮件
    Could you forward the email to our legal adviser? 你能把这封电子邮件转发给我们的法律顾问吗?