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 were heading westwards to where the land rose more steeply.
  他们朝西边走着，地势起来起陡。
• 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。
• Slowly spread westwards across europe.
  在欧洲也一同向西面散播。
• 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。
• They turned westward/ westwards after crossing the river.
  他们过河以后向西拐了。
• It appears to be linked to the Algerian leadership's poor relations with the Libyan National Transitional Council ( NTC), which in turn betrays its deep-seated fear of instability spreading westwards.
  这也显示出阿尔及利亚与利比亚过渡委员会关系之糟糕，而后者反过来也在把前者所深深惧怕的“不稳定因素”带给前者。
• They headed westwards along the motorway.
  他们沿着调整公路向西行。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。