Westerly
['westəlɪ]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) of wind; from the west .
(adv.) from the west; 'the wind blew westerly'.
(adv.) toward the west; 'we began to steer away westerly'- Daniel Defoe.
整理:米歇尔--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western.
(adv.) Toward the west; westward.
校對:普拉特
同義詞及近義詞：
a. Western, WEST.
ad. Westward, toward the west.
編輯:奥尔加
例句/造句/用法:
- I knew that I must travel in a south-westerly direction to reach my destination; but the sun was my only guide. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- When Hanno reached what he thought was the most westerly point of Africa, he set up a temple to Hercules. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- The ridge occupied by the enemy terminated abruptly where the ravine turns westerly. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- On the east side of the ridge, which is quite precipitous, is a ravine running first north, then westerly, terminating at Baker's Creek. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
校對:威拉德