northwards

英 [ˈnɔːθwədz]

美 [ˈnɔːrθwərdz]

adv.  向北; 朝北

高考CET6

BNC.11689 / COCA.43874

牛津词典

adv.

• 向北；朝北
  towards the north
  1. to go/look/turn northwards
     向北走 / 看 / 掉转

英英释义

adv

• in a northern direction
  1. they earn more up north
  2. Let's go north!
  Synonym:northnortherlynorthward

双语例句

• We were sailing northwards.
  （当时）我们正在向北航行。
• Junkers were ordered northwards to help a German merchantman which were under attack by a Norwegian destroyer.
  容受命飞助正遭受挪威驱逐舰袭击德运输船。
• From London we drove northwards to Birmingham.
  我们从伦敦驱车向北开到伯明翰。
• Meanwhile, all the optimum and potential distributing regions of Larix gmelinii, Spruce fir forest and Pinus koraiensis have the tendency of moving northwards.
  同时，分布于大兴安岭的兴安落叶松、小兴安岭及东部山地的云冷杉和红松等树种的可能分布范围和最适分布范围均发生了北移。
• The shallow Haim i-Luositage fault thrusted northwards during the Pleistocene and ceased downwards in salts at the bottom of the Paleogene.
  海米-罗斯塔格浅部断裂在更新世向北冲断，向下收敛于古近系底部膏盐层。
• The path angled downhill and northwards
  小路向山下伸展，然后向北延伸。
• Somali border to a depth of60km and the coast from Lamu northwards.
  从拉穆海岸向北至索马里边境60公里范围。
• The results show that under the conditions of climate warming, the thermal boundary of temperate zone and warm-temperate zone moved towards East and north, and the thermal boundary of cool-temperate zone and temperate zone moved northwards significantly.
  结果表明：在气温升高的背景下，黑龙江省温带与暖温带的热量界限向北撤并东移，寒温带与温带的热量界限则大幅度北撤。
• But, in the longer term, a melting of snow and ice might allow more southerly spider species to march northwards.
  不过，从长远角度看，（北极）冰雪的融化也有可能促使生活在相对靠南地区的蜘蛛向北方迁移。
• They migrated northwards, at different times and due to different causes, and established themselves in what was then a relatively unexplored territory.
  由于种种原因，他们屡次北迁，定居在一片当时还较为荒凉的土地上。