onwards

英 [ˈɒnwədz]

美 [ˈɑːnwərdz]

adv. 从(某时)起一直; 向前; 前往

CET6 IELTS

BNC.4467 / COCA.23422

同义词辨析

onwards forward【导航词义：向前】

onwardsadv. 〈文〉往前，向前

〔辨析〕

指向着前方或前往某个方向，有时含持续之意。

〔例证〕

She walked onwards to the pool.
她一直向前，走到水池那里。
The troops moved onwards.
部队继续前进。
They drove onwards towards the forest.
他们驱车前往森林。

forward (adv. 向前

〔辨析〕

普通用词，指朝着面前的某处或某一方位。

〔例证〕

The soldiers crept forward under heavy gunfire.
士兵们冒着密集的炮火匍匐前进。
Then he took another small step forward.
随后，他又向前走了一小步。
He fell forwards on his face.
他面朝前栽倒在地。

牛津词典

adv.

从（某时）起一直
continuing from a particular time
1. They lived there from the 1980s onwards.
  他们从1980年代起一直住在那里。
2. The pool is open from 7 a.m. onwards.
  游泳池从早上7点起开放。
向前；前往
forward
1. We drove onwards towards the coast.
  我们驱车前往海滨。

英英释义

adv

in a forward direction
1. go ahead
2. the train moved ahead slowly
3. the boat lurched ahead
4. moved onward into the forest
5. they went slowly forward in the mud
Synonym:aheadonwardforwardforwardsforrader

双语例句

In humans and other mammals, the mortality rate in males is higher than in females from puberty onwards.
在人类和其他哺乳动物中，雄性在青春期后的死亡率高于雌性。
From the Opium War onwards each stage in the development of the revolution has had its own distinguishing characteristics.
从鸦片战争以来，各个革命发展阶段各有若干特点。
Only the higher energies will travel with you from this point onwards.
只有更高的能量会和你一起从这一点向前旅行。
All government bonds issued from 2013 onwards will have collective action clauses.
而2013年之后开始发行的所有政府债券都将带有“集体行动条款”。
The crowd began to move onwards.
人群开始向前移动。
In the civil service, he might have gone onwards and upwards.
他要是在文职部门也许早就青云直上了。
Although the ban ended in 1660, from the late 17th century onwards, Christmas went out of fashion.
尽管禁令在1660年取消，但自17世纪末以后，圣诞节就不再流行。
Next week onwards I will spend my tuesdays attending navigation course!
下星期开始，我每个星期二会去上航海课！
From birth onwards, they were kept in bondage to their masters.
从出生起，他们便受到主人的奴役。
The medical professional bodies reply that development from fertilisation onwards is a continuum.
专业医疗机构答复说受精以后的发育是连续的。