forth

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forth /fɔːθ $ fɔːrθ/ adverbadv → fourth

1 and so forth SAMEused to refer to other things of the type you have already mentioned, without actually naming them 等等 SYN et cetera

She started telling me about her bad back, her migraines, and so forth.

她开始向我诉说她背痛啦、偏头痛啦等等。

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and so forth• The study included women of different ages, races and so forth.• And she thought, oh, maybe she was just overtired, and so forth.• By uh by listing factors and so forth.• He must choose a diet, exercise, relaxation, and so forth.• Motion precedes quiescence, which in turn precedes motion, which in turn precedes quiescence, and so forth.• Please would we list our safety equipment, the radio, the distress beacon, and so forth?• You browse the Web daily for ideas and download interesting articles from newspapers, magazines and so forth.• Try Yahoo listings of organizations and so forth, and Google for mentions on Web pages.• Satan has sovereignties and powers and so forth working for him as well.

2 [only after verb] formalFORWARDOUT/OUTSIDE going out from a place or point, and moving forwards or outwards 向外，往外；往前

The house was still burning, pouring forth thick black smoke.

房子仍在燃烧，冒出浓浓的黑烟。

→ back and forth at back1(11), → hold forth at hold1, → put forth at put, → sally forth at sally2, → set forth at set1

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forth• After a sleepless night Stavrogin sets forth.• What horrors will it bring forth?• To switch back and forth between the two documents, press Shift-F3.• Men passed back and forth from the rank and file.• More bullets spattered the front of the cottage, drilling lines back and forth in the stonework.• They marched forth into battle.• She hovered back and forth just barely above the ground, often returning to the same area again and again.• They created an egg from which came forth the sun, who fashioned mankind and gave order to the world.• He is champion of the sceptics, and he sallies forth with his banners flying.

the ForthForth, then

na river in southern central Scotland which flows into the firth of Forth and the North Sea

Origin forth

Old English

forth adverbadvForth, then

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