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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He sailed westward from Palos de la Frontera
  他从帕洛斯-德拉弗龙特拉向西航行。
• 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。
• They wanted to expand the borders of America westward.
  他们想向西拓展美国疆界。
• 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。
• In the spring we continued our journey westward.
  春天，我们继续向西旅行。
• 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。
• 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