outward
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ The outward feelings, qualities, or attitudes of someone or something are the ones they appear to have rather than the ones that they actually have. 表面看起來的[ADJ n]
In spite of my outward calm I was very shaken. 盡管表面看似鎮(zhèn)靜,我內(nèi)心卻非?;艁y。
2. ADJ The outward features of something are the ones that you can see from the outside. 外在的[ADJ n]
Mark was lying unconscious but with no outward sign of injury. 馬克躺著, 神志不清,但卻沒有外在的受傷跡象。
3. ADV If something moves or faces outward, it moves or faces away from the place you are in or the place you are talking about. 向外 (移動) 地; (面) 向外地[ADV after v]
The top door opened outward. 最上面的門向外開著。
4. ADV If you say that a person or a group of people, such as a government, looks outward, you mean that they turn their attention to another group that they are interested in or would like greater involvement with. 向外 (看) 地[ADV after v]
Other poor countries looked outward, strengthening their ties to the economic superpowers. 其他的窮國向外看,加強它們和經(jīng)濟大國的聯(lián)系。
5. ADJ An outward flight or journey is one that you make away from a place that you are intending to return to later. 外出的[ADJ n]
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outward /?a?tw?d/
劍橋詞典
outward adjective (ON OUTSIDE)
[ 只用在名詞前面的形容詞 ]relating to how people , situations , or things seem to be, rather than how they are inside
外表的,外面的
The outward appearance of the building has not changed at all in 200 years . 這幢大樓的外觀200年里絲毫未變。
If he is suffering , he certainly shows no outward sign of it. 即便他很痛苦,他也肯定一點兒不會表露出來。
To all outward appearances everything was fine , but under the surface the marriage was very shaky . 表面看來一切都很好,但實際上這樁婚姻很不穩(wěn)固。
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inward adjective (INSIDE)
outward adjective (GOING AWAY)
away from the centre
向外的
outward investment (= investment in other companies /countries ) 對外投資
We have the chance to build an outward-looking Europe that lives up to its global responsibilities . 我們有機會打造一個“外向型”歐洲,使其能夠真正擔(dān)當(dāng)起其世界責(zé)任。
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inward adjective (INSIDE)
[ 只用在名詞前面的形容詞 ]
going towards a particular place , rather than returning from it
出發(fā)(去某地)的
The outward flight /journey took eight hours . 這趟出國飛行/旅行全程花了8個小時。
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return noun (GOING BACK) 返回 outward