eastwards

英 [ˈiːstwədz]

美 [ˈiːstwərdz]

adv.  向东; 朝东

高考

BNC.14945

牛津词典

adv.

• 向东；朝东
  towards the east
  1. to go/look/turn eastwards
     向东走 / 看 / 转

英英释义

adv

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

双语例句

• Thus a conflagration that begins in Iran could soon spread, taking in Israel, Lebanon and Syria and moving eastwards to the next country in this new crescent of conflict, Iraq.
  如此一来，起于伊朗的战火可能会迅速蔓延，烧至以色列、黎巴嫩、叙利亚，乃至向东蔓延至这一新冲突弧线上的下一个国家&伊拉克。
• The purchase by the Chinese carmaker whose name means "lucky" is a defining moment for the group and highlights both the eastwards drift of the car industry and how Chinese companies are extending their reach.
  这家中国汽车制造商它的名称含有“幸运”之意的收购举措，标志着该公司的一个决定性时刻，它既突显出汽车行业东移的趋势，又表明了中国企业如何进行扩张。
• Over the next few days the aim is to extend the zone eastwards until it covers the whole of the coast to the capital, Tripoli.
  在接下来的几天里，目标是将禁飞区向东延伸直达首都的黎波里，覆盖整个海岸地区。
• The region includes sumatra, Java and a chain of smaller islands extending eastwards.
  这个地区包括苏门答腊、爪哇以及向东延伸的一群小岛。
• And Turin is bracing itself for flooding as torrential rains move eastwards.
  随着暴雨不断向东移动，都灵正全力为抗洪备战。
• As the Shang declined, the State of Zhou on the Loess Plateau in the west grew stronger and expanded eastwards.
  在商朝日益衰落的时候，来自西部黄土高原的周国却日益强盛，势力不断向东扩张。
• The Central Pacific, taking Sacramento for its starting-point, extends eastwards to meet the road from Omaha.
  这一段叫中央太平洋铁路，火车以萨克拉门托为起点，向东方前进和奥马哈开出的火车在中途错车。
• They started out eastwards, to their green home, leaving firm footprints in the barren waste.
  他们出发了，向着东方，向着绿色的家乡，死漠里留下了一行不屈的脚印。
• 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。
• But the deal taps into a widely-held perception that the crisis has accelerated a pre-existing trend for financial power to shift eastwards.
  但此笔交易强化了人们普遍存在的一种感觉：此次危机加快了金融权力东移这一原有趋势。