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forth

adverb
 
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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.Idioms
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  1.  
    away from a place; out离去；外出
    • They set forth at dawn.他们在黎明时出发。🔊🔊
    • Huge chimneys belched forth smoke and grime.巨大的烟囱冒出烟和灰尘。🔊🔊
  2. towards a place; forwards向某处；向前
    • Water gushed forth from a hole in the rock.水从岩洞里涌出。🔊🔊
    Homophones forth | fourthforth   fourth
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    • forth adverb
      • The film cuts back and forth between the two stories.电影在两个故事之间来回切换。
    • fourth ordinal number
      • The fourth of July is Independence Day in the US.7月四日是美国独立日。
    • fourth noun (especially North American English)
      • A fourth of the ski resorts in the Alps may not have enough snow this year.今年阿尔卑斯山四分之一的滑雪胜地可能没有足够的积雪。
    3. 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))
  1. used at the end of a list to show that it continues in the same way…等等；诸如此类
    • We discussed everything—when to go, what to see and so on.我们什么都商量过了，什么时候走、看什么等等。🔊🔊
back and forth
  1. 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
  1. (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。
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Forth

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  1. a river that flows through central Scotland into the North Sea. The long wide area of water where the Forth flows into the sea is called the firth of Forth, and is well known for the Forth Bridges.