adj (1)往(出)外的(away from somewhere)[作attrib]：an～journey/voyage/flow of gold 外出旅行/海外航行/黃金外流;
(2)外(表)面的(of or on the outside;able to be seen)[作attrib]：an～appearance of calm 表面鎮(zhèn)靜;the～signs of illness疾病的表面癥狀;There were～changes，but the city remained essentially the same.那座城市表面上有些變化，但實質(zhì)上還是老樣子?！纪絜xternal，outer，surface，superficial，apparent;〖反〗inward，internal，inner;
→′outwardly adv 表面上;外表上;
adv (BrE & AmE also -s) (1)向外(towards the outside edge or surface of sth)：stretch one's legs～向外伸腿;Her kness bend～.她的雙膝向外彎。The ship headed～to deeper water. 船向深海駛?cè)?。〖同〗out，away;〖反〗in，inward;
(2)離家，離開出發(fā)地(away from home or the starting point)：The train is travelling～from London. 火車駛出倫敦。
outward bound 開往外國(或外地)的：The ship was～bound.那船是開往外地的。
Outward Bound Movement戶外訓(xùn)練活動：He teaches in an O～Bound Movement School.他在一所戶外訓(xùn)練學(xué)校任教。
【說明】outward(s) 作adv和adj的用法參見BACKWARD(S)。