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

• She suggested we just continue westward.
  她建议我们继续向西。
• As you travel westward, does the elevation get higher?
  当你向西旅行时，海拔是不是逐渐变高了？
• Marlott people mainly thought and travelled northward and westward, while on this side people were interested in the east and the south.
  马勒特村的人们主要想着往北部和西部迁移，而这边的人们感兴趣的是东部和南部。
• He sailed westward from Palos de la Frontera
  他从帕洛斯-德拉弗龙特拉向西航行。
• In the spring we continued our journey westward.
  春天，我们继续向西旅行。
• As a result of this westward migration, Americans eventually occupied the whole continent-from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
  由于向西迁移，美国人最后占据了整块新大陆&从大西洋到太平洋。
• They travelled in a westward direction.
  他们向西走了。
• They turned westward/ westwards after crossing the river.
  他们过河以后向西拐了。
• And in the westward sky, I saw a curved pale line like a vast new moon.
  而在西边的天空中，我看到一条淡淡的弧线，像一轮巨大的新月。
• In recent decades, it has been spreading westward.
  在最近的几十年里，它更被推广到西方。