outwards
adverb (British English)(also outward North American English, British English)
- outwards (from something)
towards the outside; away from the centre or from a particular point 向外;朝外 The door opens outwards. 这个门向外开。 Factories were spreading outwards from the old heart of the town. 工厂从旧城中心逐渐向外扩展。 Lie on your stomach with your elbows pointing outwards. 俯卧,肘部朝外。 The country is looking outwards and is opening its economy to trade and investment. 这个国家正在向外看,并向贸易和投资开放其经济。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryOutwards is used with these verbs:- expand
- explode
- grow
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