forth
adverb literary except in particular idioms and phrasal verbs For the special uses of forth in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example bring somebody/something forth is in the phrasal verb section at bring.Idiomsaway from a place; out 离去;外出 towards a place; forwards 向某处;向前 Homophones forth | fourthforth fourth- forth adverb
The film cuts back and forth between the two stories. 这部电影在这两个故事之间来回切换。
- fourth ordinal number
The fourth of July is Independence Day in the US. 7月4日是美国的独立日。
- fourth noun (especially North American English)
A fourth of the ski resorts in the Alps may not have enough snow this year. 阿尔卑斯山四分之一的滑雪胜地今年可能没有足够的雪。
- forth adverb
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voort and German fort, from an Indo-European root shared by fore-.
Idioms
and so forth
(also and so on (and so forth))
back and forth
from one place to another and back again repeatedly 反复来回 ferries sailing back and forth between the islands 往返于岛屿之间的渡船
from that day/time forth
- (literary)
beginning on that day; from that time 从那天起;从那时以后 From that day forth she gave me endless friendship and encouragement. 从那天起,她给了我无尽的友谊和鼓励。