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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

    adv

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

    双语例句

    • The largest city in Missouri; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century.
      密苏里州最大的城市;在世纪是西行马车队的一个重要的中间站。
    • 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。
    • 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?
    • 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。
    • In recent decades, it has been spreading westward.
      在最近的几十年里,它更被推广到西方。
    • We moved on to Stepping Westward, by Wordsworth.
      我转向了华兹华斯的《向西走》。
    • 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 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。
    • They wanted to expand the borders of America westward.
      他们想向西拓展美国疆界。
    • 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。