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

• In recent decades, it has been spreading westward.
  在最近的几十年里，它更被推广到西方。
• 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。
• 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。
• They did not see land until they had sailed westward for nearly a month.
  他们向西航行将近一个月，才见到陆地。
• The day had been very mild, with a gentle breeze sweeping to the northward and westward.
  那一天很暖和，微风向北面和西方吹拂着。
• ThePortlandTrailblazers: During the1800s, the United States expanded westward to the Pacific.
  波特兰开拓者队美国在19世纪向西部太平洋沿岸扩展。
• General Macarthur was working westward along the north coast of New Guinea.
  麦克阿瑟将军正在沿着新几内亚北岸向西进军。
• People came westward in the 1800s to pan for gold
  在19世纪，人们前往西部淘金。
• We moved on to Stepping Westward, by Wordsworth.
  我转向了华兹华斯的《向西走》。
• In the spring we continued our journey westward.
  春天，我们继续向西旅行。