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

• We moved on to Stepping Westward, by Wordsworth.
  我转向了华兹华斯的《向西走》。
• In the 1820s, America's population was still moving ever westward in search of opportunities and advancement.
  19世纪20年代里，美国人继续向西迁移，寻求机会和际遇。
• The westward flow of population would have been far more sluggish.
  否则人口的向西迁移也将缓慢得多。
• The Strategic Orientation and Function of Xinjiang in Westward Opening of China in the New Period
  新时期新疆在中国向西开放中的战略定位与作用
• 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 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。
• In recent decades, it has been spreading westward.
  在最近的几十年里，它更被推广到西方。
• 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 travelled in a westward direction.
  他们向西走了。
• 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？