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。
• Desert land stretches eastward across Arabia into Central Asia.
  沙漠地带向东延伸经阿拉伯而至中亚。
• They had walked for three days eastward before they saw any water.
  他们向东走了三天三夜才找到水。
• Eastward even this shallow awareness dimmed.
  一路往东，连这点肤浅的战时意识也淡薄下去了。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Union Pacific Railroad started building westward from Omaha while the central Pacific railroad built eastward from Sacramento.
  当时，联合太平洋铁路公司（UnionPacificRailroad）开始从奥马哈向西修建铁路，而中央太平洋铁路公司（CentralPacificRailroad）则从萨克拉门托向东修建铁路。
• 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。
• If I lose the glare of Havana we must be going more to the eastward, he thought.
  如果我就此看不见哈瓦那炫目的灯光，我们一定是到了更东的地方，他想。
• We followed the course until the afternoon, then we bore off to the eastward.
  我们沿着这条航线行驶到下午时分，然后向东驶去。