on·wards/ˈɒnwədz; NAmEˈɑːnwərdz;ˈɔːnwərdz/( especially BrE) (NAmE usuallyon·ward/ˈɒnwəd; NAmEˈɑːnwərd;ˈɔːnwərd/)adverb1from… onwardscontinuing from a particular time 从(某时)起一直◆They lived there from the 1980s onwards.他们从 1980 年代起一直住在那里。◆The pool is open from 7 a.m. onwards.游泳池从早上 7 点起开放。2( formal) forward 向前;前往◆We drove onwards towards the coast.我们驱车前往海滨。on·wards/ˈɒnwədz; NAmEˈɑːnwərdz;ˈɔːnwərdz/on·ward/ˈɒnwəd; NAmEˈɑːnwərd;ˈɔːnwərd/
1from ... onwards beginning at a particular time or age and continuing after that: from the 1980s onwards2 literary forwards: He walked onwards to the head of the lake.3onwards and upwards used to say that the development, increase, or progress of something continues: With exports strong, the business is moving onwards and upwards.
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