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

  1. ADV 向西;往西
    Westward means 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. Westward is 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

双语例句

  1. People came westward in the 1800s to pan for gold
    在19世纪,人们前往西部淘金。
  2. He sailed westward from Palos de la Frontera
    他从帕洛斯-德拉弗龙特拉向西航行。
  3. 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。
  4. To many Americans the westward March illustrates a legacy of individualism.
    对许多美国人来说,向西部迁移是表现一种个人奋斗的遗风。
  5. 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。
  6. As you travel westward, does the elevation get higher?
    当你向西旅行时,海拔是不是逐渐变高了?
  7. 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。
  8. Marlott people mainly thought and travelled northward and westward, while on this side people were interested in the east and the south.
    马勒特村的人们主要想着往北部和西部迁移,而这边的人们感兴趣的是东部和南部。
  9. We moved on to Stepping Westward, by Wordsworth.
    我转向了华兹华斯的《向西走》。
  10. In the spring we continued our journey westward.
    春天,我们继续向西旅行。
  11. 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。
  12. 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。
  13. 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。
  14. They wanted to expand the borders of America westward.
    他们想向西拓展美国疆界。
  15. They acted on mistaken orders and switched westward to Ganzhou.
    他们执行了错误命令,向西往赣州开去。
  16. The largest city in Missouri; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century.
    密苏里州最大的城市;在世纪是西行马车队的一个重要的中间站。
  17. In the 1820s, America's population was still moving ever westward in search of opportunities and advancement.
    19世纪20年代里,美国人继续向西迁移,寻求机会和际遇。
  18. They travelled in a westward direction.
    他们向西走了。
  19. They turned westward/ westwards after crossing the river.
    他们过河以后向西拐了。
  20. 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。
  21. She suggested we just continue westward.
    她建议我们继续向西。
  22. 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。
  23. In recent decades, it has been spreading westward.
    在最近的几十年里,它更被推广到西方。
  24. 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。
  25. The time had come for him to set out on his journey westward.
    是该他动身往西走一趟的时候了。
  26. 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。
  27. 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
  28. A westward moving airstream will, therefore, move equatorwards as it passes over the barrier.
    因此,向西流动的气流在通过壁垒时,将向赤道方向运动。
  29. 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。
  30. 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。

英英释义

noun

  1. the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees

      Synonym:    westdue westW

    adj

    1. moving toward the west
      1. westbound pioneers

      Synonym:    westboundwesterly

    adv

    1. toward the west
      1. they traveled westward toward the setting sun

      Synonym:    westwards