outward

英 [ˈaʊtwəd]

美 [ˈaʊtwərd]

adj.  表面的; 外表的; 外出的; 向外的; 朝外面的

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同义词辨析

outerexternaloutward【导航词义：外部的】

牛津词典

adj.

• 表面的；外表的
  connected with the way people or things seem to be rather than with what is actually true
  1. Mark showed no outward signs of distress.
     马克在外表上没有现出沮丧的神色来。
  2. She simply observes the outward forms of religion.
     她只是表面上信教而已。
  3. To all outward appearances (= as far as it was possible to judge from the outside) they were perfectly happy.
     从外表上看他们显得无比幸福。
• 外出的；向外的
  going away from a particular place, especially one that you are going to return to
  1. the outward voyage/journey
     外出航程 / 旅程
• 朝外面的；向外的
  away from the centre or a particular point
  1. outward movement
     向外的运动
  2. outward investment (= in other countries)
     对外投资
  3. Managers need to become more outward-looking (= more open to new ideas) .
     管理人员需要有更广阔的视野。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 向外的;外出的
  Anoutwardjourney is a journey that you make away from a place that you are intending to return to later.
  1. Tickets must be bought seven days in advance, with outward and return journey dates specified.
     购票需提前7天，并确定往返日期。
• ADJ 外表的；表面上的
  Theoutwardfeelings, qualities, or attitudes of someone or something are the ones they appear to have rather than the ones that they actually have.
  1. In spite of my outward calm I was very shaken...
     我外表看似镇定，实则吓得不轻。
  2. What the military rulers have done is to restore the outward appearance of order.
     军事统治者所做的只是为了恢复表面上的秩序。
• ADJ （特定方面）可见的，外部的
  Theoutwardfeatures of something are the ones that you can see from the outside.
  1. Mark was lying unconscious but with no outward sign of injury.
     马克躺在那儿昏迷不醒，但看不出受伤的迹象。
• See also:outwards

英英释义

adj

• relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
  1. a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections
• that is going out or leaving
  1. the departing train
  2. an outward journey
  3. outward-bound ships
  Synonym:outboundoutward-bound

adv

• toward the outside
  1. move the needle further outward!
  Synonym:outwards

双语例句

• He had an outward look from inside the car.
  他从车内向外看了一眼。
• Tickets must be bought seven days in advance, with outward and return journey dates specified.
  购票需提前7天，并确定往返日期。
• Other poor countries looked outward, strengthening their ties to the economic superpowers
  其他贫穷国家将目光投向国外，加强与经济强国的联系。
• Enthusiasm is a spiral, turning inward or outward, rising or falling.
  热忱就像一螺旋，它会向内转或向外转，也会上升或下降。
• People who sense that they are inferior have to compensate, and often over-compensate by way of outward achievement.
  觉得自卑的人只有通过外在的成就来弥补自己的不足，但往往都做过了头。
• Talk about the our country business enterprise to invest outward and multinational management.
  论我国企业的对外投资和跨国经营。
• Mark was lying unconscious but with no outward sign of injury.
  马克躺在那儿昏迷不醒，但看不出受伤的迹象。
• Outward calm cannot hide inward sadness.
  外表的平静掩饰不了内心的悲伤。
• All outward objects harmonised with her despair.
  所有外界的事物也正配合着她失望的情绪。
• The two things are the same in outward form but different in essence.
  这两样东西表面相同，但实质不同。