east

柯林斯词典

1. N-UNCOUNT Theeast is the direction where the sun rises. 东方[also 'the' N]
...the vast swamps that lie to the east of the River Nile. …位于尼罗河以东的大片沼泽。
2. N-SING Theeastof a place, country, or region is the part which is in the east. 东部
...a village in the east of the country. …该国东部的一个村庄。
3. ADV If you go east, you travel toward the east. 向东地[ADV after v]
To drive, go east on Route 9. 开车的话，向东上9号路。
4. ADV Something that is east of a place is positioned to the east of it. 以东地
...just east of the centre of town. …就在城中心以东。
5. ADJ The east edge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part toward the east. 在东边的[ADJ n]
...a low line of hills running along the east coast. …沿着东海岸延伸的一排小山丘。
6. ADJ East is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the east of a larger area. 东部的[ADJ n]
He had been on safari in East Africa with his son. 他和他的儿子曾在东非狩猎旅行。
7. ADJ An east wind is a wind that blows from the east. 从东而来的
...a bitter east wind. …一阵刺骨的东风。
8. N-SING The East is used to refer to the southern and eastern part of Asia, including India, China, and Japan. 东南亚地区
Every so often, a new martial art arrives from the East. 时不时地，一种新武术从东南亚到达至此。
9. →see also Middle East , Far East

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west .
The transcontinental railway goes from New York in the east to San Francisco in the west .
There will be rain showers in the east.
The climate is cooler in the east of the country .
The army had been positioned to the north and east of the city .