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

• 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。
• The westward advance of the road repairs is being held up by protesters.
  朝西的修路工程被抗议者延迟了。
• They turned westward/ westwards after crossing the river.
  他们过河以后向西拐了。
• Promoting orderly migration of people. The westward flow of population would have been far more sluggish.
  26、促进人口有序迁移和流动。否则人口的向西迁移也将缓慢得多。
• 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。
• In recent decades, it has been spreading westward.
  在最近的几十年里，它更被推广到西方。
• 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。
• People came westward in the 1800s to pan for gold
  在19世纪，人们前往西部淘金。
• 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。
• It provided the only access westward for the Chinese Empire and eastward for western nationalities.
  它提供的唯一通道向西的中华帝国，并向东西方国家。