toward 和 to有什么区别?

They can be very friendly to people. 和 They can be very friendly toward people.

用to和toward有什么区别? 是不是towards也可以?

to和toward都可以，但前者较常见。例如：

She is friendly to everyone she meets. 她对每一个她遇见的人都很友善。《21世纪英汉汉英双向词典》

People are usually friendly toward foreign tourists. 人们对外国旅客通常都很亲切。《英汉多功能词典》

The local people went out of their way to be friendly toward us.当地人对我们特别友好。《麦克米兰英语词典》

▲ toward和towards在用法和意义上基本没有区别，常互换使用，但前者多用于美国英语。例如：

Why is he suddenly so friendly towards you, Charlotte? 他为什么突然对你这么友好了，夏洛特?《朗文当代英语词典》

Our neighbours have always been very friendly to/towards us. 我们的邻居一直对我们很友好。《剑桥高级英语词典》

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They can be very friendly to people. 和 They can be very friendly toward people.

用to和toward有什么区别? 是不是towards也可以?

【答】friendly to / toward / towards 在意思上一点区别也没有。例如：

He was always friendly towards / toward me. 他对我一直很友善。（摘自《牛津英语搭配词典》第2版英汉双解版 p. 729）

The local people are very friendly to / toward visitors. 当地居民对游客很友善。（摘自《韦氏高阶英汉双解词典》p.850）