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travel/drive/fly westwards
westwards 是副词，直接跟在动词后，不要加 to。
We travelled westwards across the desert.
我们穿越沙漠向西行进。
向西；朝西
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向西；朝西
toward the west
We travelled westwards across the desert.
我们穿越沙漠向西行进。
向西,朝西。
westward, towards the west
The plane flew westwards for three hours before turning north.
飞机向西飞行了三个小时，然后转向北。
The herd slowly moved westwards to find fresh grass.
牛群慢慢向西移动，寻找新鲜的草。
We continued westwards until we reached the coast.
我们继续向西走，直到到达海岸。
westwards 是副词，直接跟在动词后，不要加 to。
We travelled westwards across the desert.
我们穿越沙漠向西行进。
head westwards 强调移动的方向，常与目的地或路线状语连用。
The convoy headed westwards at dawn.
车队在黎明时向西进发。
further 可置于 westwards 前，表示“更向西”。
The army pushed further westwards into enemy territory.
军队继续向西推进，深入敌方领土。
Not this
They made a westwards journey across the plains.
Use this
They made a westward journey across the plains.
westwards 是副词，意为“向西”，不能修饰名词 journey；修饰名词要用形容词 westward。
Not this
The explorers sailed to westwards.
Use this
The explorers sailed westwards.
westwards 本身已包含“向（西）”的方向义，前面再加 to 造成冗余，应直接用副词修饰动词 sailed。
Not this
The village lies westwards of the river.
Use this
The village lies west of the river.
westwards 表示运动方向，不表示静止位置；表示某地位于另一地西边时，用 west of 或 to the west of。
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向西行进
We headed westwards along the coast.
我们沿着海岸向西行进。
向西旅行
The explorers travelled westwards across the desert.
探险者们穿过沙漠向西旅行。
向西移动
The storm is moving westwards.
风暴正在向西移动。
继续向西
After a short rest, they continued westwards.
稍作休息后，他们继续向西。
向西漂移
The smoke drifted westwards in the wind.
烟雾随风向西飘散。
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west（西）+ -wards（朝…方向）→ 朝西。想象太阳西沉，你一路向西而行。
语域：neutral 常见场景：travel directions、geographical description、navigation 该词为副词，表示“向西”，多用于书面语或较正式的指示方向、旅行、地理描述等场景；口语中虽可用，但通常不如“west”或“to the west”常见。
None of these are perfect rhymes with westwards because the stressed vowels differ. They all share the spelling -wards; the ending in British English is /wədz/ (without an r sound), while in American English it is /wərdz/. Note that towards is pronounced /təˈwɔːdz/ with stress on the second syllable, so it is a lookalike, not a rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.