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

• At the beginning of 21st century, Our country move westwards economic development weight, Implement the development of western regions, it is concerning the great strategic policy moved towards in socio-economic development of our country and the important component of socialist modernization drive.
  我国在21世纪初将经济发展重心西移，实施西部大开发，这是关系到我国经济社会发展走向的重大战略决策，是社会主义现代化建设的重要组成部分。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 turned westward/ westwards after crossing the river.
  他们过河以后向西拐了。
• 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。
• 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；
• Slowly spread westwards across europe.
  在欧洲也一同向西面散播。