Word · Frequency #14658
westwards
向西；朝西
核心释义
toward the west
- 1.
向西,朝西。
westward, towards the west
向西,朝西。；向西
用法In use
The plane flew westwards for three hours before turning north.
用法提示：westwards 是副词，修饰 flew，表示飞行方向向西。
The herd slowly moved westwards to find fresh grass.
用法提示：westwards 是副词，修饰 moved，表示移动方向向西。
We continued westwards until we reached the coast.
用法提示：westwards 是副词，修饰 continued，表示行进方向向西。
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。
head westwards
head westwards 强调移动的方向，常与目的地或路线状语连用。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- head westwards
- 向西行进
- We headed westwards along the coast.我们沿着海岸向西行进。
- travel westwards
- 向西旅行
- The explorers travelled westwards across the desert.探险者们穿过沙漠向西旅行。
- move westwards
- 向西移动
- The storm is moving westwards.风暴正在向西移动。
- continue westwards
- 继续向西
- After a short rest, they continued westwards.稍作休息后，他们继续向西。
- drift westwards
- 向西漂移
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
west（西）+ -wards（朝…方向）→ 朝西。想象太阳西沉，你一路向西而行。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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.