westward

英 ['westwəd] 美 ['westwəd]

• adv. 向西
• adj. 西方的；向西的
• n. 西方；西部

英英释义

Noun:

1. the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees

Adjective:

1. moving toward the west;

   "westbound pioneers"
   

Adverb:

1. toward the west;

   "they traveled westward toward the setting sun"
   

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. They went westward.
   他们向西走了。
2. The frontier was pushed westward.
   边疆向西扩展。
3. As you travel westward, does the land get higher or lower?
   当你向西旅行时，地势是否变得越来越高还是越来越低？

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. We live on the westward slope of the hill.
   我们住在这座山的西山坡。
2. We'd better go in the westward direction.
   我们最好向西走。

经典引文

• He was consumed by the idea of sailing westward across the ocean.

  出自：Nation

词汇搭配

• westwards 向西

近反义词

【近义词】

• westerly 向西的
• w 英语字母中的第二十三个字...
• westbound 向西行的
• west 西
• due west 向正西方
• westwards 向西