head/move/travel westward
westward 作副词,常与表示移动的动词连用,强调方向为向西。
The pioneers traveled westward across the plains.
拓荒者们穿过平原向西行进。
向西
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
向西
toward the west
The pioneers traveled westward across the plains.
拓荒者们穿过平原向西行进。
向西。
Toward the west.
They traveled westward across the open plains.
他们穿过开阔的平原向西旅行。
The storm is moving westward toward the coast.
暴风雨正向西移动,朝着海岸方向。
We walked westward along the river for an hour.
我们沿着河流向西走了一个小时。
westward 作副词,常与表示移动的动词连用,强调方向为向西。
The pioneers traveled westward across the plains.
拓荒者们穿过平原向西行进。
描述地理方位或延伸方向时,可用 extend/lie + westward。
The forest extends westward for several miles.
这片森林向西延伸数英里。
westward of 表示“在……以西”,比 west of 稍正式。
The village lies about ten miles westward of the town.
村庄位于小镇以西约十英里处。
Not this
They moved to west.
Use this
They moved westward.
表示“朝西、向西”时,英语用副词 westward,不用“to west”;“to west”缺少冠词且不是表方向的惯用表达。
Not this
The storm is moving western.
Use this
The storm is moving westward.
western 是形容词,表示“西部的、西方的”,不能作方向状语;表示移动方向要用副词 westward。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
向西行进
The pioneers headed westward in search of new land.
拓荒者们向西行进,寻找新的土地。
向西旅行
They traveled westward along the coast.
他们沿着海岸向西旅行。
向西移动
The storm is moving westward across the Atlantic.
风暴正越过北大西洋向西移动。
向西蔓延
The news of the discovery spread westward.
这一发现的消息向西蔓延。
继续向西
After a short rest, we continued westward.
短暂休息后,我们继续向西。
向西进发(旧时鼓励或表达向西部前进的用语)
The pioneers shouted 'Westward ho!' as the wagons began to move.
当大篷车开始移动时,拓荒者们高喊“向西进发!”
帝国之路一路向西。——乔治·贝克莱(1726),常被引用来形容美国西进运动。
The settlers moved westward in search of new land.
定居者为了寻找新的土地而向西迁移。
向西引领,继续前行,引导我们到达你的完美之光。——出自圣诞颂歌《东方三王》(We Three Kings)。
The stars appeared to drift westward as the night went on.
随着夜色渐深,星星似乎向西漂移。
Use westward naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想:westward 以 west 开头,记住它指“向西”;想象自己朝着落日方向前行。
语域:mixed 常见场景:书面叙述、地理/航海描写、历史题材文本 作副词表示“向西方、朝西”。该词语体不限于特定场合,但多出现在书面叙述、地理航海或历史语境中;日常口语里更常说 west。可根据文体和场合选择。
这些词都以 -ward 结尾,末尾读音 /wəd/ 与 westward 一致,但它们都不与 westward 押韵,因为重音在第一个音节且元音不同。注意 toward 读作 /təˈwɔːd/,拼写相似但读音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.