towards a place or position that is in front of you

向前;

He leaned forward , his elbows resting on the table.

他身体前倾，胳膊肘撑在桌子上。

The crowd surged forwards.

人群向前涌去。

She took another small step forward.

她又向前走了一小步。

towards greater progress, improvement, or development

进展，发展:

We agreed that the sensible way forward was for a new company to be formed.

我们一致认为，合理的发展方向是成立一个新的公司。

After the Labour Party conference, he stated that we could now go forward as a united party.

工党大会之后，他声明我们现在可以作为一个团结的党继续发展。

Britain is now ready to move forward .

现在英国已经做好发展的准备了。

towards the future in a way that is hopeful

向将来;

I felt that at last I could begin to look forward .

我觉得自己至少可以开始向前看了。

from that / this day / time / moment etc forward, beginning on that day or at that time

从那（这）天/那（这）时/那（这）刻等起:

They never met again from that day forward.

从那天以后，他们再也没见过。

go forward to / into, to successully complete one stage of a competition so that you are able to compete in the next stage

进入〔下一轮比赛〕:

South Korea went forward into the next round of the World Cup.

韩国队进入了世界杯的下一轮比赛。

if you put a clock or a watch forward, you change it so that it shows a later time, for example when the time changes to BRITISH SUMMER TIME

〔钟表〕往前（拨）;

We put our watches forward by 2 hours.

我们把手表拨快了两小时。

The clocks go forward this weekend.

这个周末钟表要拨快。

in or towards the front part of a ship

在船头; 朝船头

[only before noun] closer to a person, place, or position that is in front of you

向前的;

Army roadblocks prevented any further forward movement .

有军队的路障，不能继续前行了。

Always enter or leave a helicopter from a forward direction.

一定要从侧前方上下直升机。

forward planning / thinking, plans, ideas etc that are helpful in a way that prepares you for the future

预先计划/提前考虑:

With a bit of forward planning we make sure your budget goes as far as possible.

事先稍作打算，我们可以保证让你的预算尽量发挥作用。

no further forward, not having made much progress, especially compared to what was expected

无进展:

We are no further forward in solving the crime.

我们破案没有进展。

[only before noun] at or near the front of a ship, vehicle, building etc

在前部的; 位于前面的;

We sat in one of the forward sections of the train.

我们坐在火车前部的一节车厢里。

[formal] too confident and friendly in dealing with people you do not know very well

〔与不大熟悉的人交往时〕鲁莽的; 冒失的; 过分主动的:

My father thinks she's far too forward for a young girl.

我父亲觉得，对一个年轻女孩来说她太冒失。

to send letters, goods etc to someone when they have moved to a different address

寄发; 转寄; 转交; 转运;

Would you make sure that you forward my mail promptly?

请您一定及时转寄我的信，好吗？

to send letters, information etc to someone

寄; 发送:

Flight times will be forwarded to you with your travel documentation.

航班时间会连同旅行文件一起寄给你。

[formal] to help something to develop so that it becomes successful

助长，促进;

a good chance to forward my career

促进我事业发展的一个好机会

an attacking player on a team in sports such as football and BASKETBALL

〔足球、篮球等运动的〕前锋;