Word · Frequency #15024
Fully loadedwestward
/ˈwestwəd/
adverb
向西
toward the west
- 1.
Toward the west.
向西。
向西。；向西的
In use
They traveled westward across the open plains.
The storm is moving westward toward the coast.
We walked westward along the river for an hour.
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。
lie/extend westward
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 + place
westward of 表示“在……以西”，比 west of 稍正式。
The village lies about ten miles westward of the town.
Connections
Collocations
- head westward
- 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。
- travel westward
- 向西旅行
- They traveled westward along the coast.他们沿着海岸向西旅行。
- move westward
- 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。
- spread westward
- 向西蔓延
- The news of the discovery spread westward.这一发现的消息向西蔓延。
- continue westward
- 继续向西
- After a short rest, we continued westward.短暂休息后，我们继续向西。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.