head/go/travel + northwards
northwards 是英式拼写,美式常用 northward;两者作副词时同义。
We headed northwards through the valley.
我们穿过山谷向北行进。
向北方;朝北
向北;朝北方向。
in a northern direction
向北;朝北方向。
northward; in a northerly direction
The birds flew northwards as winter approached.
冬天临近时,鸟儿向北飞去。
用法提示:northwards 是副词,修饰动词 flew,表示“向北方”。
We walked northwards along the river until we reached the bridge.
我们沿着河流向北走,直到到达那座桥。
用法提示:northwards 作副词,说明 walk 的方向是朝北。
She pointed northwards and said the cabin was that way.
她指向北方,说小屋就在那边。
用法提示:northwards 修饰 pointed,表示指向北方的方向。
northwards 是英式拼写,美式常用 northward;两者作副词时同义。
We headed northwards through the valley.
我们穿过山谷向北行进。
The road turns northwards at the lake.
道路在湖边转向北。
The river flows northwards from the mountains.
这条河从群山向北流去。
north 为最常用的副词,直接表示朝北的方向,通常可替换 northwards,尤其在移动动词后。
northerly 作副词时多用于描述风向或方位,语气较正式,在日常“朝北走”的语境中不如 north/northwards 自然。
grammar · medium
易错句子We drove to northwards.
正确表达We drove northwards.
northwards 本身是方向副词,意为“向北方”,不能再与介词 to 搭配;直接修饰动词即可。
grammar · medium
易错句子The northwards route is shorter.
正确表达The northward route is shorter.
northwards 是副词,不能放在名词前作定语;修饰名词应改用形容词 northward(或 northern)。
grammar · medium
易错句子They walked northwards direction.
正确表达They walked northwards.
northwards 已包含“方向”的含义,后面不必再加 direction;正确用法是直接作状语。
northwards 意为“向北方”,其直接反义词为 southwards(向南方),同为副词。
northward 与 northwards 同义,都表示“朝北”,通常可互换;区别仅在拼写,且 northward 还可作形容词修饰名词(如 northward journey),而 northwards 只作副词。
north 作副词时与 northwards 同义,但 north 还可作名词和形容词;日常表达“向北”多用 go north/head north,northwards 更正式、更强调方向性。
northern 是形容词,修饰名词(如 northern Europe);northwards 是副词,修饰动词表示“朝北”。表达“向北方”时不能用 northern,要用 northwards 或 north。
向北行进
The ship headed northwards at dawn.
船在黎明时向北航行。
向北移动
The storm is moving northwards.
风暴正在向北移动。
向北旅行
We plan to travel northwards to see the fjords.
我们计划向北旅行去看峡湾。
向北流
This river flows northwards into the Arctic Ocean.
这条河向北流入北冰洋。
向北进军
The army marched northwards through the valley.
部队穿过山谷向北进军。
更向北
The town lies further northwards along the coast.
这个镇位于海岸沿线更北的地方。
south+wards
east+wards
west+wards
back+wards
after+wards
词根,表方位;同根词:northern, northward, northeast, northwest
后缀,表方向;同后缀词:towards, downwards, upwards, forwards
表示南北位置的地理坐标,与向北行进的方向概念相关。
位于地球最北端,是朝北旅行的目的地或方向背景。
用于确定方向,尤其用于判断北方。
导航中表示行进方向,与朝北移动相关。
指地球的北极点,是北向的极端参考点。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.