northward

英 ['nɔːθwəd] 美 ['nɔːθwəd]

• n. 北方；北
• adj. 向北的
• adv. 向北

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 朝北的方向
2. 北方的地区
3. 北方
4. 北

adj. 形容词

1. 向北的
2. 来自北方的
3. 向北方的

adv. 副词

1. 向北
2. 向北方
3. 来自北方

英英释义

Noun:

1. the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees

Adjective:

1. moving toward the north;

   "the northbound lane"
   "we took the north train"
   "the northward flow of traffic"
   

Adverb:

1. in a northern direction;

   "they earn more up north"
   "Let's go north!"
   

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. The desert extends northward over time.
   这沙漠随时间在不断向北延伸。
2. This army gradually forced its way northward.
   这支军队逐步强行向北推进。

经典引文

• The house itself faced the wrong direction, northward into the side of the hill.

  出自： Jeremy Cooper

• I took a bus northward to the valley where the Ming emperors are buried.

  出自： C. Thubron

词汇搭配

• northwards 向北

近反义词

【近义词】

• north 北方的
• n 字母n
• northwards 向北
• due north 正北
• northbound 北行的
• northerly 北方的