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eastwards

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Geography
east·wards /ˈiːstwədz $ -wərdz/ (also eastward /-wəd $ -wərd/) adverb  SGtowards the east 向东,朝东 The ship continued sailing eastwards. 船继续向东行驶。eastward adjective We followed an eastward course up the river. 我们向东往河的上游驶去。
Examples from the Corpus
eastwardsShe mounted her bike and pedalled eastwards.The 12:42 ex Pwllheli arrives at Dovey Junction at 14:35 and there is no connection eastwards.The cramped dock area began to expand eastwards across the newly exposed terrain.After the necessary shunting the train returned eastwards around midday.My constituency, Wealden, includes the High Weald which extends beyond my constituency eastwards into Kent.Certainly, as he stared out eastwards, Ramsay could perceive no signs of alarm or even movement in town or beyond.From the Prince's headquarters a road ran eastwards through Nivelles to meet the Charleroi highway at an unnamed crossroads.
east·wards adverbChineseSyllable
the Corpus east towards


eastwards
eastwards /ˈiːstwədz $ -wərdz/ (also east‧ward /-wəd $ -wərd/) adverb
 Word Family: adjective: east, easterly, eastern, eastbound, easternmost, eastward; noun: east, easterner, easterly; adverb: east, eastward(s)
towards the east:
    The ship continued sailing eastwards.
—eastward adjective:
    We followed an eastward course up the river.


east·wardsBrE /ˈiːstwədz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈiːstwərdz/ 🔊 (also east·ward) adverbtowards the east 向东;朝东to go/look/turn eastwards 向东走/看/转 east·ward BrE /ˈiːstwəd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈiːstwərd/ 🔊 adjectivein an eastward direction向东