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

• The following wind and eastward running tide had given us a very pleasant, lazy sail.
  顺风和向东的潮水使我们的航行很惬意、很省力。
• Only Russia had any freedom to expand eastward.
  只有俄国能够自由地向东拓宽。
• They migrated eastward to Sweden.
  他们向东移民到了瑞典。
• Instead, they retreated eastward, burning their crops and homes as they went.
  相反，他们一路东撤，沿途焚毁庄稼和民居。
• 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。
• 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。
• The crowd is heading eastward, believing that they can find gold there.
  人群正在向东移去，他们认为在那里可以找到黄金。
• A powerful snow storm is moving eastward
  一场强暴风雪正在东移。
• 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。
• We are traveling eastward.
  我们在朝东旅行。