in·ward /ˈɪnwɚ/
  (a.)裡面的,內部的;向內的,進來的;內地的裡面,內部;內臟,腸胃(ad.)向內
  In·ward In·wards adv.
  1. Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward.
  2. Into, or toward, the mind or thoughts; inwardly; as, to turn the attention inward.
  So much the rather, thou Celestial Light,
  Shine inward.   --Milton.
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  In·ward a.
  1. Being or placed within; inner; interior; -- opposed to outward.
  2. Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul. “Inward beauty.”
  3. Intimate; domestic; private. [Obs.]
     All my inward friends abhorred me.   --Job xix. 19.
     He had had occasion, by one very inward with him, to know in part the discourse of his life.   --Sir P. Sidney.
  In·ward, n.
  1. That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural, the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.
     Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat.   --Milton.
  2. The mental faculties; -- usually pl. [Obs.]
  3. An intimate or familiar friend or acquaintance. [Obs.] “I was an inward of his.”
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  inward
       adj 1: relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts; "a concern
              with inward reflections" [ant: outward]
       2: directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound
          train"; "inward flood of capital" [syn: arriving(a), inbound]
       adv 1: toward the center or interior; "move the needle further
              inwards!" [syn: inwards] [ant: outward]
       2: to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"
          [syn: in, inwards]