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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• He sailed westward from Palos de la Frontera
  他从帕洛斯-德拉弗龙特拉向西航行。
• In recent decades, it has been spreading westward.
  在最近的几十年里，它更被推广到西方。
• In the spring we continued our journey westward.
  春天，我们继续向西旅行。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。