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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++-wards /wədz $ wərdz/ (also -ward especially American English) suffix [in adverbs]  TOWARDStowards a particular direction or place 方向[地方] We’re travelling northwards. 我们在向北方前进。 look skywards 朝天上看
Examples from the Corpus
-wardsmoving backwardstraveling northwards
Origin -wards Old English -weardes, from -weard; → -WARD
-wards suffixChinese
particular Corpus a towards place or direction


-wards
-wards /wədz $ wərdz/ (also -ward especially American English) suffix [in adverbs]
 Language: Old English
 Origin: -weardes, from -weard; -ward
towards a particular direction or place:
    We’re travelling northwards.
    look skywards


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