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

• 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。
• The surface current flows westwards through the straits into the Sea of Marmaris, but there is a deep current which flows simultaneously in the opposite direction, back into the Black Sea.
  表面的向西的水流通过海峡流向马尔马里斯海，但与此同时，深层水流流向相反的方向，重新再流向黑海。
• The horizontal motion in the north part of Shanxi fault zone is contrary to the trend motion, if taking the Daixian as a center the northern section of the zone moves eastwards and the southern section westwards;
  山西断裂带北段水平运动与趋势运动几乎相反，以代县为中心，北部区段相对向东运动，南部区段相对向西运动。
• They say Colonel Gaddafi's forces are retreating westwards along the coast and that rebel troops have surrounded the town.
  他们表示，卡扎菲上校的力量正在沿着海岸向西撤退，叛军军队已经包围了这座城镇。
• 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。
• 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。
• Slowly spread westwards across europe.
  在欧洲也一同向西面散播。
• Dealing with the Relation Between Bitterns Resources of Xiajiang Area and Chu's Going Westwards and Establishing Shire
  略论峡江地区盐卤资源与楚西进置郡的关系
• 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。
• The first of the airliners winged westwards and home.
  第一架班机向西飞回了家。