eastward

英 [ˈiːstwəd]

美 [ˈiːstwərd]

adj.  朝东的; 向东方的
adv.  向东; 朝东方
n.  东方，东部

CET6

BNC.19716 / COCA.14236

柯林斯词典

• ADV 向东地;朝东地
  Eastwardoreastwardsmeans towards the east.
  1. A powerful snow storm is moving eastward...
     一场强暴风雪正在东移。
  2. They were pressing on eastwards towards the city's small airfield.
     他们继续向东朝该市的小机场推进。
  3. Eastwardis also an adjective.
     
  4. ...the eastward expansion of the City of London.
     伦敦城向东的扩展

英英释义

noun

• the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
  Synonym:eastdue eastE

adj

• moving toward the east
  1. eastbound trains
  Synonym:eastbound

adv

• toward the east
  1. they migrated eastward to Sweden
  Synonym:eastwards

双语例句

• The Union Pacific Railroad started building westward from Omaha while the central Pacific railroad built eastward from Sacramento.
  当时，联合太平洋铁路公司（UnionPacificRailroad）开始从奥马哈向西修建铁路，而中央太平洋铁路公司（CentralPacificRailroad）则从萨克拉门托向东修建铁路。
• Russia is vehemently opposed to the further eastward expansion of NATO to two large former Soviet Republics.
  俄罗斯坚决反对北约向东欧扩展到这两个前苏联成员的国家。
• We are traveling eastward.
  我们在朝东旅行。
• Forecasters say the storm system is moving eastward and more severe weather can be expected.
  预报人员说，该风暴体系正在朝东移去，未来天气将会更恶劣。
• The crowd is heading eastward, believing that they can find gold there.
  人群正在向东移去，他们认为在那里可以找到黄金。
• We sailed eastward from New York to southampton.
  我们从纽约向东航行至南安普顿。
• The peninsula was canalled to allow eastward passage for ships.
  这个半岛被开凿运河来准许船只进入东方的水域。
• Reindeer receded northward and eastward, and bison and horse followed.
  驯鹿向北方和东方撤退，野牛和马也随之而去。
• To the south, the world is bounded by an infinitely long horizontal wall extending eastward.
  在南面，世界是有界无限长水平由东城墙延伸。
• We began our eastward journey at dawn.
  黎明时分我们开始了向东的旅程。