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 Khwarizmi had a sizeable realm until defeated by the Mongols in1231.Fleeing westwards after this defeat, Kwarizmian troops have since served as mercenaries in the Middle East.
  花剌子模原为强盛大国，后于1231年为蒙古所灭，其军队向西溃退，沦为中亚地区雇佣兵。
• They were heading westwards to where the land rose more steeply.
  他们朝西边走着，地势起来起陡。
• People moved westwards across the European continent for more than seven thousand years and settled in the country.
  七千多年来，人们穿越欧洲大陆向西迁移，到爱尔兰定居。
• The sedimentary scope extends westwards and the center migrates from east to west.
  层序Ⅴ&Ⅵ基准面继续上升，沉积格局发生明显变化，沉积范围继续向西扩大，沉积中心由东往西迁移。
• The Santa Ana winds, which whip dry air from the desert plateau westwards and downwards into southern California.
  名为圣安娜的大风驱使着来自沙漠高原的干热空气向西然后向南进入南加州。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Soon firemen were hurrying westwards.
  消防员迅速往西边去救火。
• 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。