outward

adj.

1. 表面的；外表的
   connected with the way people or things seem to be rather than with what is actually true
   1. Mark showed no outward signs of distress.
      马克在外表上没有现出沮丧的神色来。
   2. She simply observes the outward forms of religion.
      她只是表面上信教而已。
   3. To all outward appearances (= as far as it was possible to judge from the outside) they were perfectly happy.
      从外表上看他们显得无比幸福。
2. 外出的；向外的
   going away from a particular place, especially one that you are going to return to
   1. the outward voyage/journey
      外出航程 / 旅程
3. 朝外面的；向外的
   away from the centre or a particular point
   1. outward movement
      向外的运动
   2. outward investment (= in other countries)
      对外投资
   3. Managers need to become more outward-looking (= more open to new ideas) .
      管理人员需要有更广阔的视野。

1. ADJ 向外的;外出的
   An outward journey is a journey that you make away from a place that you are intending to return to later.
   1. Tickets must be bought seven days in advance, with outward and return journey dates specified.
      购票需提前7天，并确定往返日期。
2. ADJ 外表的；表面上的
   The outward feelings, qualities, or attitudes of someone or something are the ones they appear to have rather than the ones that they actually have.
   1. In spite of my outward calm I was very shaken...
      我外表看似镇定，实则吓得不轻。
   2. What the military rulers have done is to restore the outward appearance of order.
      军事统治者所做的只是为了恢复表面上的秩序。
3. ADJ （特定方面）可见的，外部的
   The outward features of something are the ones that you can see from the outside.
   1. Mark was lying unconscious but with no outward sign of injury.
      马克躺在那儿昏迷不醒，但看不出受伤的迹象。
4. See also: outwards

1. People who sense that they are inferior have to compensate, and often over-compensate by way of outward achievement.
   觉得自卑的人只有通过外在的成就来弥补自己的不足，但往往都做过了头。
2. Tickets must be bought seven days in advance, with outward and return journey dates specified.
   购票需提前7天，并确定往返日期。
3. In spite of my outward calm I was very shaken
   我外表看似镇定，实则吓得不轻。
4. What the military rulers have done is to restore the outward appearance of order.
   军事统治者所做的只是为了恢复表面上的秩序。
5. Mark was lying unconscious but with no outward sign of injury.
   马克躺在那儿昏迷不醒，但看不出受伤的迹象。
6. Other poor countries looked outward, strengthening their ties to the economic superpowers
   其他贫穷国家将目光投向国外，加强与经济强国的联系。
7. A stellar wind streams outward from the star.
   从那颗恒星上不断吹出恒星风。
8. The walls of the dilapidated shed lean outward.
   那座破棚屋的墙向外倾。
9. The two things are the same in outward form but different in essence.
   这两样东西表面相同，但实质不同。
10. The medicine is for outward application only.
    这药只供外用。
11. Outward calm cannot hide inward sadness.
    外表的平静掩饰不了内心的悲伤。
12. He had an outward look from inside the car.
    他从车内向外看了一眼。
13. Amy sewed with outward meekness and inward rebellion till dusk.
    阿密阳奉阴违地一直缝到黄昏。
14. All outward objects harmonised with her despair.
    所有外界的事物也正配合着她失望的情绪。
15. Through the East gate, outward bound,| cloudlike groups of maids I found.
    出其东门，有女如云。（《诗经》）
16. The importance you put on outward appearances.
    你对外表的重视。
17. You project what you think you are outward into flesh.
    你将你所认为的你是什么用肉体的形式向外投射出来。
18. Look outward at eye level.
    向外看和眼睛一个水平高度。
19. The flow is complex in the process of tobacco leaf procurement and outward processing.
    烟叶采购和就地委托加工过程中，流程复杂。
20. Talk about the our country business enterprise to invest outward and multinational management.
    论我国企业的对外投资和跨国经营。
21. Inward and outward remittances are usually carried out by a mail transfer, demand draft, or telegraphic transfer.
    汇进和汇出通常是通过信汇来完成的，即期汇票或电汇。
22. What you are realizing at that moment, is just the movement – outward movement and inward movement.
    在那刹那你所体会的只有运动&向外的运动和向内的运动。
23. Is it despair if you see the truth that the inward and outward movement have no meaning?
    如果你看到了内在和外在的运动都毫无意义这个真相，那是绝望吗？
24. To the outward and the inward eye of man opened an infinitely wider horizon.
    在人的外界视线和内心视线前面，都展开了无比广大的视野。
25. This study builds a framework of bilateral investment treaties, institutional environment and outward FDI location choices of firms.
    本文建立了关于双边投资协定和东道国与母国的制度环境对企业对外投资区位选择的影响的研究框架。
26. Talk about to open outward with my economy development.
    论对外开放与我（省，地，市，县）的经济发展。
27. Enthusiasm is a spiral, turning inward or outward, rising or falling.
    热忱就像一螺旋，它会向内转或向外转，也会上升或下降。
28. Having an outward curving front.
    具有一个向外弯曲的前部。

  outer external outward【导航词义：外部的】

  outer adj. 外面的，外部的

〔辨析〕只作定语，指距离中心、内部较远的，或相对而言在外的。

  external adj. 外部的，外面的

〔辨析〕指某事物或人体外部的。

  outward adj. 外表的，表面的

〔辨析〕只作定语，指人或事物的外表的，但有时并非真实。

adj

1. relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
   1. a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections

2. that is going out or leaving
   1. the departing train
   2. an outward journey
   3. outward-bound ships

   Synonym:    outboundoutward-bound

adv

1. toward the outside
   1. move the needle further outward!

   Synonym:    outwards