northwards

• 副词，表示“朝北、向北”，用于说明运动或朝向的方向。该形式在英式英语中更常见，美式英语中更常用“northward”。

An adverb meaning 'toward the north.' It is used to indicate direction of movement or orientation. The form is more common in British English, while 'northward' is often preferred in American English.

1. DirectionB1formal

   Moving or facing toward the north.

   向北

   • The birds flew northwards for the winter.
   • We drove northwards along the coast.
   • The river flows northwards into the sea.

   同义词northnortherlynorthward

   反义词southwards

• 名词，指罗盘上0度或360度的基本方位，即指向北极的方向；也表示朝北的方向或向北的地区。

A noun referring to the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees, indicating the direction toward the North Pole.

1. Direction or pointB1formal

   The cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees, opposite to south.

   北方

   • The northward is clearly marked on the map.
   • They traveled in the northward for several days.
   • The wind shifted to the northward, bringing colder air.

   同义词due northnnorth

   反义词southward