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 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。
• We are traveling eastward.
  我们在朝东旅行。
• They had walked for three days eastward before they saw any water.
  他们向东走了三天三夜才找到水。
• Thence the trains eastward run frequently to Chicago and New York.
  那里的火车线路很多，四通八达，往来频繁，可以到芝加哥和纽约。
• Eastward even this shallow awareness dimmed.
  一路往东，连这点肤浅的战时意识也淡薄下去了。
• And then the thunder of the panzer columns starting engines and rolling off eastward against the enemy.
  于是装甲纵队的发动机响起了雷鸣般的吼声，朝着东方，向敌人滚滚而去。
• 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。
• We began our eastward journey at dawn.
  黎明时分我们开始了向东的旅程。
• Only Russia had any freedom to expand eastward.
  只有俄国能够自由地向东拓宽。
• The following wind and eastward running tide had given us a very pleasant, lazy sail.
  顺风和向东的潮水使我们的航行很惬意、很省力。