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 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。
• Soon firemen were hurrying westwards.
  消防员迅速往西边去救火。
• 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。
• The army were pushing the frontier westwards.
  军队正在将边界向西推进。
• Several times that movement is made to the east, and comes into collision with a counter-movement from east westwards.
  这场运动曾多次向东挺进，并与自东向西的逆向运动发生冲突；
• The first of the airliners winged westwards and home.
  第一架班机向西飞回了家。
• Securing control over the pipelines bringing oil and gas westwards is one.
  控制通往西方的石油天然气管道是其一。
• 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。