Word · Frequency #14953
southwards
向南；朝南
核心释义
指朝南移动，不表示“在南方”。
toward the south
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向南,朝南
In a southerly direction; towards the south.
向南,朝南；在南方
用法In use
In autumn, many birds fly southwards to warmer places.
用法提示：southwards 是副词，表示“朝南、向南”，修饰动词 fly，说明飞行的方向。
The road continues southwards for another three kilometres.
用法提示：southwards 作副词，表示“向南”，修饰动词 continues，描述道路延伸的方向。
We walked southwards along the coast until we reached the small harbour.
用法提示：southwards 是副词，作方向状语，修饰 walked，表示“朝南走”。
motion verb + southwards
southwards 是副词，常跟在 move、fly、drive 等移动动词后，表示“朝南”。
The birds flew southwards for the winter.
鸟群向南飞去过冬。
motion verb + southwards + prepositional phrase
需要说明路线或起终点时，可再接 along、from、towards 等介词短语。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- head southwards
- 朝南前进
- The birds headed southwards for the winter.鸟儿们冬天朝南飞去。
- travel southwards
- 向南旅行
- We travelled southwards along the coast.我们沿着海岸向南旅行。
- move southwards
- 向南移动
- The storm is moving southwards.暴风雨正在向南移动。
- continue southwards
- 继续向南
- After lunch we continued southwards.午饭后我们继续向南走。
- migrate southwards
- 向南迁徙
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：south(南)+wards(朝…方向)，看到-wards就想到方向，所以southwards就是朝南。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：方向与路线说明、地理或气象描述、较为书面化的叙述 该词是副词，表示“向南；朝南”，多用于方向描述或书面叙述，语气比单纯的 south 稍正式，但通常仍可视为中性表达。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all have the same spelling ending -wards and, in the non-rhotic pronunciation used here, end with the unstressed sound /wədz/, exactly like the final syllable of southwards (/ˈsajθwədz/). They are useful for comparing the -wards suffix, but they do not rhyme with southwards because the stressed vowel of south- (given as /aj/) differs from those in these words. Beware the lookalike towards, which is stressed on the second syllable and pronounced /təˈwɔːdz/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.