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- forward [ 'fɔrwɚd] [ 'fɔːwəd]
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- 1. adverb 向前，前进
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2.
adverb
向着未来
- to look forward
- 向前看
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3.
adverb
提前地
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4.
adverb
（现）出，出来，（突）出
- to bring forward an opinion
- 提出意见
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5.
adverb
前（部）；在前；向前方
- 6. adjective 前（部）的；在前的；向前方的
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7.
adjective
[rarely used]
提前的；早的
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8.
adjective
（人）发育过早的；早熟的
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9.
adjective
乐意的；热切的，热心的；积极的；易于…的；动辄就…的
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10.
adjective
冒失的，鲁莽的，唐突的；冒昧的；大胆的
- 11. adjective 向前的；前进的
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12.
adjective
[Business]
期货的，预约的
- forward buying
- 预购
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13.
adjective
（社会、政治）进步的，先进的；激进的
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14.
adjective
大有进展的
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15.
adjective
向对方球门线的；前锋的
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16.
adjective
[electronics]
正向的
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17.
vt.
促进，助长，推进
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18.
vt.
转递，转寄，转交（信件等）
- to forward mail
- 转交邮件
- 19. vt. 送，（迅速地）发送（信件、电报等）；寄发（货物等）；传送，传达
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20.
vt.
[bookbinding]
加表纸，表装
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21.
noun
[soccer]
[basketball]
[field hockey]
前锋
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22.
noun
[Business]
远期交易
Collins English-English Dictionary
- forward ['fɔːwəd]
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1.
adj
directed or moving ahead
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2.
adj
lying or situated in or near the front part of something
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3.
adj
presumptuous, pert, or impudent
- a forward remark
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4.
adj
well developed or advanced, esp in physical, material, or intellectual growth or development
- forward ideas
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5.
adj
[archaic]
[often postpositive]
ready, eager, or willing
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6.
adj
of or relating to the future or favouring change; progressive
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7.
adj
(in combination)
- forward-looking
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8.
adj
[NZ]
(of an animal) in good condition
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9.
n
an attacking player in any of various sports, such as soccer, hockey, or basketball
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10.
n
(in American football) a lineman
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11.
adv
an email that has been sent to one recipient and then forwarded to another
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12.
adv
a variant of forwards
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13.
adv
towards the front or bow of an aircraft or ship
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14.
adv
into prominence or a position of being subject to public scrutiny; out; forth
- the witness came forward
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15.
vt.
[tr]
to send forward or pass on to an ultimate destination
- the letter was forwarded from a previous address
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16.
vt.
to advance, help, or promote
- to forward one's career
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17.
vt.
[bookbinding]
to prepare (a book) for the finisher
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18.
vt.
[Etymology]
Old English foreweard
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1.
adj
directed or moving ahead
Examples
- to look forward
- 向前看 → forward
- to bring forward an opinion
- 提出意见 → forward
- to forward mail
- 转交邮件 → forward
- to intercept a forward pass
- 拦截前传球 → intercept
- a truck with five forward speeds
- 有五个前档的卡车 → speed
- forward buying
- 预购 → forward
- They should forward a peaceful demand without causing any damage.
- 他们应该提出不构成任何伤害的和平要求。
- First three names have been put forward.
- 头三名已经被推举出来了。
- I always looked forward to the rain season.
- 我总是很期待雨季的到来。 → season
- I tried to get one seat forward in the plane.
- 我试着在飞机上找了个再靠前一排的座位。 → forward
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