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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++right·ward /ˈraɪtwəd $ -wərd/ adjective [only before noun]  SIDEon or towards the right 在右的;向右的 OPP leftward a rightward glance 向右一瞥
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rightwardThere, the voters' rightward drift has pushed Republicans into the White House for 20 years out of the past 24.At the outset of his presidency, Mitterand was a leader seemingly out of step with the rightward drift of the West.On that evidence alone Mr Gummer has always been a rightward lurcher.After college, they moved on to literary and academic careers and began a rightward march through the 1940s and 1950s.Yes, but because the speed of light is finite, there will be a delay between the leftward and rightward pushes.a rightward shift in American politicsAgain, we can expect long-term influences such as increasing income and wealth to cause a rightward shift of the demand curve.
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rightward
rightward /ˈraɪtwəd $ -wərd/ adjective [only before noun]
on or towards the right
   OPP  leftward:
    a rightward glance


right·wardBrE /ˈraɪtwəd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈraɪtwərd/ 🔊 (also right·wards BrE /ˈraɪtwədz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈraɪtwərdz/ 🔊especially in BrE ) adjectiveon or to the right 在右侧的;向右的a rightward movement向右的移动towards more right-wing political ideas 右倾的a rightward shift in voting patterns选举格局的右倾化转变 right·ward (also right·wards) adverb