westward

英 [ˈwɛstwəd]

美 [ˈwɛstwərd]

n.  西部；西方
adj.  向西的；西方的
adv.  向西

CET4CET6高考

BNC.15024 / COCA.12556

柯林斯词典

• ADV 向西;往西
  Westwardmeans towards the west.
  1. He sailed westward from Palos de la Frontera...
     他从帕洛斯-德拉弗龙特拉向西航行。
  2. Within hours, she was free to resume her journey westward.
     几小时以后她便抽出身来重新开始西行的旅程。
  3. Westwardis also an adjective.
     
  4. ...the one-hour westward flight over the Andes to Lima.
     向西飞行一小时越过安第斯山脉到达利马的航程

英英释义

noun

• the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
  Synonym:westdue westW

adj

• moving toward the west
  1. westbound pioneers
  Synonym:westboundwesterly

adv

• toward the west
  1. they traveled westward toward the setting sun
  Synonym:westwards

双语例句

• They acted on mistaken orders and switched westward to Ganzhou.
  他们执行了错误命令，向西往赣州开去。
• Promoting orderly migration of people. The westward flow of population would have been far more sluggish.
  26、促进人口有序迁移和流动。否则人口的向西迁移也将缓慢得多。
• They turned westward/ westwards after crossing the river.
  他们过河以后向西拐了。
• She suggested we just continue westward.
  她建议我们继续向西。
• The westward advance of the road repairs is being held up by protesters.
  朝西的修路工程被抗议者延迟了。
• It provided the only access westward for the Chinese Empire and eastward for western nationalities.
  它提供的唯一通道向西的中华帝国，并向东西方国家。
• We moved on to Stepping Westward, by Wordsworth.
  我转向了华兹华斯的《向西走》。
• The time had come for him to set out on his journey westward.
  是该他动身往西走一趟的时候了。
• A westward moving airstream will, therefore, move equatorwards as it passes over the barrier.
  因此，向西流动的气流在通过壁垒时，将向赤道方向运动。
• They wanted to expand the borders of America westward.
  他们想向西拓展美国疆界。