Word · Frequency #19716
eastward
向东
核心释义
toward the east
- 1.
向东；朝东
Towards the east.
向东；朝东
用法In use
The birds flew eastward as the sun rose.
用法提示：eastward 作副词，表示动作方向朝东。
We drove eastward along the coast for about two hours.
用法提示：eastward 修饰动词 drove，说明行进方向。
The river flows eastward through the valley into the sea.
用法提示：eastward 作方向副词，修饰 flows。
move/go/travel eastward
eastward 作副词，修饰动词，表示动作的方向是朝东。
The army moved eastward toward the river.
军队向东朝着河流进发。
from ... eastward
from...eastward 表示从某处起向东延伸。
From the station eastward, the road is lined with shops.
从车站往东，道路两旁商店林立。
eastward along/down/through + noun
eastward 后可接介词短语补充行经的路线。
They walked eastward along the coast.
他们沿着海岸向东走。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子The birds flew to eastward in autumn.正确表达The birds flew eastward in autumn.
eastward 是副词，直接修饰动词 flew，不需要介词 to；汉语的“向东方”容易被直译为 to eastward，但英语中方向副词前不加 to。
易错句子The sun rises in the eastward.正确表达The sun rises in the east.
汉语可以说“东方/东边”作方位名词，但英语 eastward 是副词，不能作介词 in 的宾语；表示方位名词应使用 east。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- travel eastward
- 向东行进
- They traveled eastward along the old Silk Road.他们沿着古老的丝绸之路向东行进。
- head eastward
- 朝东走；向东前进
- After breakfast, we headed eastward toward the mountains.早餐后，我们向东朝群山方向行进。
- move eastward
- 向东移动
- The hurricane is expected to move eastward overnight.预计飓风将在夜间向东移动。
- flow eastward
- 向东流
- The river flows eastward into the sea.这条河向东流入大海。
- expand eastward
- 向东扩展
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
east = 东，ward 像 toward 的尾巴；eastward 就是一路朝东。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：方向与地理描述、正式书面叙述 通常用于书面或正式描写，多出现在方向、地理或旅行叙述中；日常口语里更常见的是 to the east。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
eastward 的重读元音是 /iː/，没有整词押韵的常用词。所列 east、beast、least 与 eastward 开头部分的 /iːst/ 读音一致；所列 -ward 词都含 /wəd/ 结尾，但因重读元音不同，整词并不与 eastward 押韵。
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