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outwards

adverb
🔊/ˈaʊtwədz/
🔊/ˈaʊtwərdz/
(British English)
(also outward North American English, British English)
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  1. 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.肘部朝外躺在你的肚子上。
    • The country is looking outwards and is opening its economy to trade and investment.该国正向外看，正在向贸易和投资开放其经济。
    opposite inwards
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryOutwards is used with these verbs:
    • expand
    • explode
    • grow
    • …
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