westwards

英 [ˈwestwədz]

美 [ˈwestwərdz]

adv.  向西; 朝西

高考

BNC.14658

牛津词典

adv.

• 向西；朝西
  towards the west
  1. to turn westwards
     向西转

英英释义

adv

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

双语例句

• Soon firemen were hurrying westwards.
  消防员迅速往西边去救火。
• The Santa Ana winds, which whip dry air from the desert plateau westwards and downwards into southern California.
  名为圣安娜的大风驱使着来自沙漠高原的干热空气向西然后向南进入南加州。
• They were heading westwards to where the land rose more steeply.
  他们朝西边走着，地势起来起陡。
• In return the EU would offer a laxer visa regime and let Russian energy companies expand westwards more easily.
  作为交换条件，欧盟将启动一个更为宽松的对俄签证系统，并使俄方的能源公司西进变得更加容易。
• On military, nomadic tribes and Gazi degenerated and marched westwards, then a regular army of Mamluk was formed to defend the Empire.
  军事上，游牧部落和加齐军逐渐萎缩和西进，发展出一支正规的马木路克军队来维护帝国的统治。
• The art of paper making reached westwards to Baghdad, Iraq in the 8th century at the height of the Islamic culture.
  回教文化在八世纪时达到全盛时期，造纸技术在此时向西传到伊拉克的巴格达。
• The horizontal motion in the north part of Shanxi fault zone is contrary to the trend motion, if taking the Daixian as a center the northern section of the zone moves eastwards and the southern section westwards;
  山西断裂带北段水平运动与趋势运动几乎相反，以代县为中心，北部区段相对向东运动，南部区段相对向西运动。
• They headed westwards along the motorway.
  他们沿着调整公路向西行。
• They say Colonel Gaddafi's forces are retreating westwards along the coast and that rebel troops have surrounded the town.
  他们表示，卡扎菲上校的力量正在沿着海岸向西撤退，叛军军队已经包围了这座城镇。
• Under the impact of the geological structure, the Xiajiang area has abundant bittern resources. The Chu people went westwards for the purpose of occupying it.
  由于地质构造的作用，峡江地区具有丰富的盐卤资源，楚人西进应是为了获取它。