southeastwards
southeastwards — 副詞
1. moving, facing, or pointing toward the southeast from your present position.
往東南方
朝東南方向移動或指向
moving, facing, or pointing toward the southeast from your present position.
Caio steered the kayak southeastwards toward the small island before noon.
Caio 在中午前把獨木舟往東南方划向那座小島。
verb of motion + southeastwards
At sunrise, the geese flew southeastwards across the rice fields.
日出時，那群雁子往東南方飛過稻田。
animal movement + southeastwards
Hassan pointed southeastwards when the hikers asked where the river path began.
Hassan 在健行的人問河邊小徑從哪裡開始時，指向東南方。
After leaving Kyoto, Wren cycled southeastwards along the lake for two days.
離開京都後，Wren 沿著湖邊往東南方騎了兩天。
- southeastward
same meaning; more common in American English
- to the southeast
a longer phrase, often used when describing direction more explicitly
- northwestwards
toward the opposite compass direction
文法句型
verb + southeastwards
point / face + southeastwards
用法筆記
Most often follows verbs of motion or direction such as drive, fly, head, turn, point, and face. British English usually prefers 'southeastwards', while American English more often uses 'southeastward'.
常見錯誤
southeastwards — 形容詞
- southeastwardspositive
- more southeastwardscomparative
- most southeastwardssuperlative
1. describing a route, slope, or other thing that goes toward or faces the southeas
東南向的
朝東南方延伸或面向的
describing a route, slope, or other thing that goes toward or faces the southeast.
The hikers chose the southeastwards trail because it stayed out of the strong wind.
健行的人選了那條東南向的步道，因為那裡避開了強風。
southeastwards + noun (trail)
The vineyard covers the southeastwards slope above the village.
那座葡萄園覆蓋著村子上方的東南向山坡。
southeastwards + noun (slope)
Trang marked the southeastwards route on the paper map before the bus arrived.
Trang 在公車到站前，把那條東南向的路線標在紙本地圖上。
Pim followed the southeastwards track through the pine forest after lunch.
Pim 午餐後沿著穿過松林的東南向小徑前進。
- southeastward
the more usual adjective form, especially in American English
- southeast-facing
common when describing buildings, windows, or slopes by orientation
- northwestwards
facing or extending in the opposite direction
文法句型
southeastwards + noun (route, trail, slope, track)
用法筆記
This use appears before a noun, not after 'be'. It is less common than the adverb form, and many speakers prefer 'southeastward' or 'southeast-facing' in the same role.