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

• 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。
• They wanted to expand the borders of America westward.
  他们想向西拓展美国疆界。
• 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。
• 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 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
• 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 the spring we continued our journey westward.
  春天，我们继续向西旅行。
• We moved on to Stepping Westward, by Wordsworth.
  我转向了华兹华斯的《向西走》。
• 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。
• 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。