eastward

英 [ˈiːstwəd]

美 [ˈiːstwərd]

adj.  朝东的; 向东方的
adv.  向东; 朝东方
n.  东方，东部

CET6

BNC.19716 / COCA.14236

柯林斯词典

• ADV 向东地;朝东地
  Eastwardoreastwardsmeans towards the east.
  1. A powerful snow storm is moving eastward...
     一场强暴风雪正在东移。
  2. They were pressing on eastwards towards the city's small airfield.
     他们继续向东朝该市的小机场推进。
  3. Eastwardis also an adjective.
     
  4. ...the eastward expansion of the City of London.
     伦敦城向东的扩展

英英释义

noun

• the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
  Synonym:eastdue eastE

adj

• moving toward the east
  1. eastbound trains
  Synonym:eastbound

adv

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

双语例句

• We sailed eastward from New York to southampton.
  我们从纽约向东航行至南安普顿。
• To the south, the world is bounded by an infinitely long horizontal wall extending eastward.
  在南面，世界是有界无限长水平由东城墙延伸。
• Only Russia had any freedom to expand eastward.
  只有俄国能够自由地向东拓宽。
• It provided the only access westward for the Chinese Empire and eastward for western nationalities.
  它提供的唯一通道向西的中华帝国，并向东西方国家。
• The peninsula was canalled to allow eastward passage for ships.
  这个半岛被开凿运河来准许船只进入东方的水域。
• The longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea.
  英国最长的河流；向东流经伦敦，流入北海。
• Russia is vehemently opposed to the further eastward expansion of NATO to two large former Soviet Republics.
  俄罗斯坚决反对北约向东欧扩展到这两个前苏联成员的国家。
• And then the thunder of the panzer columns starting engines and rolling off eastward against the enemy.
  于是装甲纵队的发动机响起了雷鸣般的吼声，朝着东方，向敌人滚滚而去。
• We began our eastward journey at dawn.
  黎明时分我们开始了向东的旅程。
• Forecasters say the storm system is moving eastward and more severe weather can be expected.
  预报人员说，该风暴体系正在朝东移去，未来天气将会更恶劣。