southwards

🇬🇧 UK/'sajθwәdz/🇺🇸 US
B2

Definitions

adv.

In a direction towards the south.

向南,朝南方

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
southwardsother
=southwards

Common Collocations

  • 1.travel southwards向南行进
  • 2.move southwards向南移动
  • 3.[head southwards]朝南走
  • 4.[drift southwards]向南漂移

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The birds migrate southwards every autumn to escape the harsh winter.

  • 2.

    The expedition team trekked southwards through dense jungle for two weeks.

  • 3.

    As we continued southwards, the temperature gradually rose.

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