northeast

1. N-UNCOUNT The northeast is the direction which is halfway between north and east. 东北方[also 'the' N]

...the warm waters of Salt Springs Island to the northeast. …流向东北方向的盐泉岛的温泉水。

2. N-SING The northeast of a place, country, or region is the part which is in the northeast. 东北部

The northeast has been particularly hard hit.. 东北部受影响尤其严重。

3. ADV If you go northeast, you travel toward the northeast. 向东北[ADV after v]

"We're going northeast," Paula told them, before they started. “我们将朝东北方向走，”葆拉在他们出发前告诉他们。

4. ADV Something that is northeast of a place is positioned to the northeast of it. 在…东北[ADV 'of' n]

This latest attack was at Careysburg, twenty miles northeast of the capital, Monrovia. 最近这次袭击发生在凯里斯堡，首府蒙罗维亚东北方向20英里处。

5. ADJ The northeast edge, corner, or part of a place is the part which is toward the northeast. 东北部的[ADJ n]

...a climate like that of our northeast coast. …同我们东北部沿海气候相似的一种气候。