forwardness

英 [ˈfɔːwədnəs]

美 [ˈfɔːrwərdnəs]

n.  鲁莽; 冒失; 无礼; 孟浪

牛津词典

noun

• 鲁莽；冒失；无礼；孟浪
  behaviour that is too confident or too informal

柯林斯词典

In addition to the uses shown below,forwardis also used in phrasal verbs such as ‘bring forward’ and ‘look forward to’. In British English,forwardsis often used as an adverb instead offorwardin senses 1, 4, and 7.
除下列用法外，forward 还可用于bring forward，look forward to等短语动词中。英国英语中，义项1，4，7用作副词时常写作forwards。

• ADV 朝前;向前
  If you move or lookforward, you move or look in a direction that is in front of you. In British English, you can also move or lookforwards.
  1. He came forward with his hand out. 'Mr and Mrs Selby?' he enquired...
     他走上前去伸出手来。“是塞尔比先生和夫人吗？”他问道。
  2. She fell forwards on to her face...
     她一头栽倒在地。
  3. He continued to walk, didn't look at the car, kept his face forward.
     他脸朝前继续走，没有看那辆车。
• ADV-GRADED 靠近前面;在前面
  Forwardmeans in a position near the front of something such as a building or a vehicle.
  1. The best seats are in the aisle and as far forward as possible...
     最好的座位在过道处，越靠前越好。
  2. The other car had a 3-inch lower driving seat and had its engine mounted further forward.
     另外一辆车的驾驶座椅低了3英寸，引擎更加靠前。
  3. Forwardis also an adjective.
     
  4. Reinforcements were needed to allow more troops to move to forward positions.
     需要进行增援，增加投入前沿阵地的兵力。
• PREP-PHRASE (尤指在轮船或飞机上)靠近…前面的，在…前面的
  If one thing isforward ofanother, especially on a ship or aircraft, the first thing is in front of the second thing or further ahead.
  1. Forward of the main cabin are the guest cabins...
     主舱前面是客舱。
  2. Sixty-one small parachute symbols were painted on the left side just forward of the wing.
     61 个小降落伞的标志被绘在左翼的正前面。
• ADV 向前(看);向将来(看)
  If you say that someone looksforward, you approve of them because they think about what will happen in the future and plan for it. In British English, you can also say that someone looksforwards.
  1. Now the leadership wants to look forward, and to outline a strategy for the rest of the century...
     现在领导层想要展望未来，为本世纪余下的时间勾画出战略纲要。
  2. People should forget and look forwards...
     人们应该忘记过去向前看。
  3. Manchester United has always been a forward-looking club.
     曼彻斯特联队一直是一个具有前瞻性的俱乐部。
  4. Forwardis also an adjective.
     
  5. The university system requires more forward planning.
     大学体制需要更多前瞻性的规划。
• ADV (把钟表)调前地，拨快地
  If you put a clock or watchforward, you change the time shown on it so that it shows a later time, for example when the time changes to summer time or daylight saving time.
  1. When we put the clocks forward in March we go into British Summer Time.
     我们3月份把表调快时，就进入了英国夏令时。
• ADV 自从…;从…起;自…以来
  When you are referring to a particular time, if you say that something was truefromthat timeforward, you mean that it became true at that time, and continued to be true afterwards.
  1. Velazquez's work from that time forward was confined largely to portraits of the royal family.
     委拉斯开兹的作品从那时起大多局限于皇室成员画像。
• ADV 向前地;前进地;有进展地
  You useforwardto indicate that something progresses or improves. In British English, you can also useforwards.
  1. And by boosting economic prosperity in Mexico, Canada and the United States, it will help us move forward on issues that concern all of us...
     促进墨西哥、加拿大和美国的经济繁荣将有助于解决与我们大家息息相关的诸多问题。
  2. They just couldn't see any way forward...
     他们就是看不到前进的方向。
  3. Space scientists and astronomers have taken another step forwards.
     航天科学家和天文学家又取得了进展。
• VERB 推进;促进
  If youforwardsomething, you cause it to progress or improve.
  1. The music is used to forward the plot, not simply to keep the toes tapping.
     音乐用来推进情节发展，而不仅仅是保持节奏感。
  2. ...the scientist who has done the most to forward the cause of public understanding over the year.
     这位一年来为促进公众理解作出巨大贡献的科学家
• ADV (提)出;(推)出;(现)出
  If something or someone is putforward, or comesforward, they are suggested or offered as suitable for a particular purpose.
  1. Over the years several similar theories have been put forward...
     几年来已经有好几个类似理论相继提出。
  2. Next month the Commission is to bring forward its first proposals for action...
     下月该委员会将提出它的首批行动建议。
  3. He was putting himself forward as a Democrat...
     他以民主党人的身份推举自己。
  4. Investigations have ground to a standstill because no witnesses have come forward.
     调查陷入停滞，因为没有证人站出来。
• VERB 转交;转发;转接
  If a letter or messageis forwardedtosomeone, it is sent to the place where they are, after having been sent to a different place earlier.
  1. When he's out on the road, office calls are forwarded to the cellular phone in his truck...
     他在路上时，打到办公室的电话会转接到卡车里的移动电话上。
  2. We will forward your letters to him.
     我们会把您的信转交给他。
• ADJ-GRADED 鲁莽的;冒失的;自负的
  If you describe someone asforward, you mean that they speak very confidently and honestly but they do not always show enough respect for the person they are talking to.
  1. He's very forward and confident and chats happily to other people.
     他很自以为是，喜欢和别人攀谈。
• See also:centre-forward
• backwards and forwards→ see:backwards

英英释义

noun

• prompt willingness
  1. readiness to continue discussions
  2. they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel
  3. they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority
  4. he tried to explain his forwardness in battle
  Synonym:readinesseagernesszeal
• an advanced stage
  1. the forwardness of the harvest this year
  2. the arts are in no kind of forwardness in this matter
• offensive boldness and assertiveness
  Synonym:bumptiousnesscockinesspushiness

双语例句

• He thereupon privately chide his wife for her forwardness in the matter.
  于是他私下责备他的妻子，因为她对这种事热心。
• By changing the probability of inheritance and variation, it can improve the forwardness of GA.
  通过改变遗传交叉和变异概率来改善早熟收敛的情况。
• It has characteristics of high elasticity, fast speed, forwardness and high spinning.
  高弹性、速度快，前冲性快攻反胶，既有速度，又有旋转。
• The forwardness in legislation and the retardation in law-consciousness contradict each other, only to hinder the development of the system.
  法律制度的超前和法律意识的滞后之间的矛盾阻碍法律在司法实践中的顺利实施。
• Assembly semantics is the abstract and generalization of assembly constraints among parts, thus using semantics can prominently enhance the straight forwardness and efficiency of assembly design.
  装配语义是零件间装配约束的抽象与概括，研究基于语义的产品装配设计可有效地提高装配设计的直观性与装配效率。
• For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.
  因为我知道你们乐意的心、常对马其顿人夸奖你们、说亚该亚人豫备好了、已经有一年了.并且你们的热心激动了许多人。
• Many folks down play his forwardness and horn blowing ways, but he always seems to be on top.
  很多人打他的卤莽下跌和吹号角的方式，但他总是似乎顶端。