| 词汇 | northward |
| 释义 | northwardUK:*/ˈnɔːrθwərd/US:/ˈnɔrθwɚd/US:(nôrth′wərd; Naut. nôr′ᵺərd)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Australian:Jamaican: 主要翻译 northward, northwards adv (toward the north)向北；朝北The pioneers headed northward, into the cold, snowy mountains.usage: ‘-wards’ in adverbs-wards is a suffix that forms adverbs showing direction. For example, if you move or look backwards, you move or look in the direction your back is facing. If you move or look northwards, you move or look towards the north.Ryan walked forwards a couple of steps.I looked out the window and could see eastwards as far as the distant horizon.She stretched upwards to the cupboard above the sink.Here are some common adverbs ending in -wards:backwardsdownwardseastwardsforwardshomewardsinwardsnorthwardsonwardsoutwardssouthwardsupwardswestwards However, you can be creative and add -wards to other nouns in order to show direction. For example, if you look skywards, you look in the direction of the sky. If you move seawards, you move in the direction of the sea. northward, northwards adj (northbound)北行的；向北的The northward plane took off for Iceland. |
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