eastwards

英 [ˈiːstwədz]

美 [ˈiːstwərdz]

adv.  向东; 朝东

高考

BNC.14945

牛津词典

adv.

• 向东；朝东
  towards the east
  1. to go/look/turn eastwards
     向东走 / 看 / 转

英英释义

adv

• toward the east
  1. they migrated eastward to Sweden
  Synonym:eastward

双语例句

• As the Shang declined, the State of Zhou on the Loess Plateau in the west grew stronger and expanded eastwards.
  在商朝日益衰落的时候，来自西部黄土高原的周国却日益强盛，势力不断向东扩张。
• They travelled eastwards round the mediterranean.
  他们沿地中海一带向东旅行。
• The march of globalisation and the power shift eastwards underline the point.
  全球化进程和权力东移凸显出这一点。
• Mechanically I obeyed, turned eastwards, and with my cutlass raised, ran round the corner of the house.
  我机械地服从命令向东转，举着弯刀跑步绕过屋角。
• Why did the Indian traders sail eastwards?
  印度商人为何往东航行呢。
• Follow the steps up the headland, and you'll arrive at a lookout pavilion, with cracking views across Cheung Chau to the hills of Lantau, and eastwards towards Lamma and Hong Kong Island.
  沿著梯级走就可以到达海角，你会到达一个了望亭，你可从那里看到一个极出色的景致&横跨长洲的小丘屿、大屿山、南丫岛及香港岛。
• Saturday will be a cloudier day with outbreaks of mainly light rain in western areas, spreading slowly eastwards, though many central and eastern areas should remain dry.
  本周六是多云的天气，西部地区将有小雨，而且降雨会缓慢东移，不过中部大部分地区和东部部分地区仍将保持干燥天气。
• The race to build the first truly global exchange is moving eastwards.
  成立首家真正意义上的全球交易所的竞赛，正逐渐“东移”。
• The storm is moving slowly eastwards.
  暴风雨正向东慢慢推进。
• The Central Pacific, taking Sacramento for its starting-point, extends eastwards to meet the road from Omaha.
  这一段叫中央太平洋铁路，火车以萨克拉门托为起点，向东方前进和奥马哈开出的火车在中途错车。