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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
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向北方；朝北
in a northern direction
We headed northwards through the valley.
我们穿过山谷向北行进。
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。
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。
She pointed northwards and said the cabin was that way.
她指向北方，说小屋就在那边。
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。
Not this
We drove to northwards.
Use this
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。
Not this
The northwards route is shorter.
Use this
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）。
Not this
They walked northwards direction.
Use this
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。
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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。
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north（北方）+ -wards（朝…方向）= 朝北去，联想“向北走，一路往北”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：书面叙述、移动方向描述 该词为中性书面用词，多用于叙述移动方向的场景；日常口语中较常直接用 north。
这些词都以 -wards 结尾，拼写相似，但都不是 northwards 的押韵词，因为重读元音不同。northwards 的重音在第一个音节，读 /ˈnɔːθwədz/，其中的 -wards 是非重读的 /wədz/。特别提醒：towards 读 /təˈwɔːdz/，重音在第二个音节，元音是 /ɔː/ 而不是 /ə/，不要被拼写误导。
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