westwards

英 [ˈwestwədz]

美 [ˈwestwərdz]

adv.  向西; 朝西

高考

BNC.14658

牛津词典

adv.

• 向西；朝西
  towards the west
  1. to turn westwards
     向西转

英英释义

adv

• toward the west
  1. they traveled westward toward the setting sun
  Synonym:westward

双语例句

• They turned westward/ westwards after crossing the river.
  他们过河以后向西拐了。
• The American prairies were traversed in the nineteenth century by broad bison roads, made by herds of buffalo moving several beasts abreast, and then used by early settlers as they pushed westwards across the Great Plains.
  十九世纪时北美大草原上横亘着条条宽广的野牛之路，它们是成群的北美野牛数头一排并肩迁徙时留下的，后来北美早期移民就沿着这些道路穿过大平原去开拓西域。
• Under the impact of the geological structure, the Xiajiang area has abundant bittern resources. The Chu people went westwards for the purpose of occupying it.
  由于地质构造的作用，峡江地区具有丰富的盐卤资源，楚人西进应是为了获取它。
• The army were pushing the frontier westwards.
  军队正在将边界向西推进。
• He pushed his control westwards.
  他把他的统治向西推进。
• The art of paper making reached westwards to Baghdad, Iraq in the 8th century at the height of the Islamic culture.
  回教文化在八世纪时达到全盛时期，造纸技术在此时向西传到伊拉克的巴格达。
• But the majority of goods shipped there are for final assembly before being re-exported westwards.
  但运往大陆的大多数产品只是在那里进行最后组装，然后重新出口到西方。
• They've now advanced westwards along the coastal highway.
  他们现在已经沿着海岸高速公路向西推进。
• In return the EU would offer a laxer visa regime and let Russian energy companies expand westwards more easily.
  作为交换条件，欧盟将启动一个更为宽松的对俄签证系统，并使俄方的能源公司西进变得更加容易。
• On military, nomadic tribes and Gazi degenerated and marched westwards, then a regular army of Mamluk was formed to defend the Empire.
  军事上，游牧部落和加齐军逐渐萎缩和西进，发展出一支正规的马木路克军队来维护帝国的统治。