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head eastwards
eastwards 是副词，常与表示移动的动词连用，说明动作的方向。
At dawn we headed eastwards.
天亮时我们向东出发。
向东；朝东
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向东；朝东
toward the east
At dawn we headed eastwards.
天亮时我们向东出发。
同 eastward；向东
eastward.
The train travelled eastwards through the mountains.
火车向东行驶穿过群山。
The birds flew eastwards to find warmer weather.
鸟儿向东飞去寻找更温暖的天气。
The river flows eastwards into the sea.
这条河向东流入大海。
eastwards 是副词，常与表示移动的动词连用，说明动作的方向。
At dawn we headed eastwards.
天亮时我们向东出发。
eastwards along 表示‘沿着某一路线向东’，介词 along 后接道路、海岸等。
They drove eastwards along the highway.
他们沿着高速公路向东行驶。
eastwards from 强调‘从某地开始向东’，常用来描述河流、道路等的走向。
The current flows eastwards from the bay.
水流从海湾向东流去。
Not this
They took the eastwards path to the village.
Use this
They took the eastward path to the village.
eastwards 是副词，只能修饰动词、形容词等，不能放在名词前作定语；表示“向东的”应用形容词 eastward。
Not this
The birds flew to eastwards in autumn.
Use this
The birds flew eastwards in autumn.
eastwards 本身已含有“朝东”的意思，是副词，直接修饰动词即可，不需要再加介词 to。
Not this
The city lies eastwards of the river.
Use this
The city lies east of the river.
eastwards 表示“向东移动”，不表示静态位置；表达“在……以东”应用 east of 或 to the east of。
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朝东行进
The group headed eastwards through the forest.
队伍穿过森林朝东行进。
向东旅行
They planned to travel eastwards across the country.
他们计划向东穿越全国旅行。
向东移动
The storm clouds are moving eastwards.
暴风云正在向东移动。
向东漂移
The boat gradually drifted eastwards with the current.
小船随着水流逐渐向东漂移。
向东延伸
The mountain range extends eastwards for hundreds of miles.
这条山脉向东延伸数百英里。
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east=东方，-wards 表方向；eastwards 就是“朝东方”。联想太阳从东升，箭头向东。
语域：neutral 常见场景：方向与移动描述、地理方位、旅行或路线说明 eastwards 通常用于描述朝东的方向或移动，多出现在书面语、地理或旅行指引中；在口语中有时也较常用 eastward 或 to the east，但整体语气中性。
所列单词中没有一个与 eastwards 完全押韵。它们与 eastwards 共同拥有末尾 /wədz/，但重读元音各不相同；注意拼写相似的 east /iːst/ 只与 eastwards 的首音节发音相同，并不构成整词押韵。
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