west
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT The west is the direction you look toward in the evening in order to see the sun set. 西方[also 'the' N]
I pushed on toward Flagstaff, a hundred miles to the west. 我繼續曏西邊100英裡処的弗拉格斯塔夫市前進。
2. N-SING The west of a place, country, or region is the part of it which is in the west. 西部
Many of the buildings in the west of the city are on fire. 該城西部的許多建築都著火了。
3. ADV If you go west, you travel toward the west. 往西邊[ADV after v]
We are going west to California. 我們將往西去加利福尼亞。
4. ADV Something that is west of a place is positioned to the west of it. …以西
Penryn is about 60 miles west of Philadelphia. 彭林位於費城以西60英裡的地方。
5. ADJ The west part of a place, country, or region is the part which is toward the west. 西部的[ADJ n]
...a small island off the west coast of South Korea. …韓國西海岸外的一個小島。
6. ADJ West is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the west of a larger area. (用於國家、州和地區的名稱中) 西部的[ADJ n]
Mark has been working in West Africa for about six months. 馬尅已在西非工作了大約六個月。
...his West Hollywood home. …他在西好萊隖的家。
7. ADJ A west wind blows from the west. 從西邊吹來的 (風)[ADJ n]
...the warm west wind. …和煦的西風。
8. N-SING The West is used to refer to the United States, Canada, and the countries of Western, Northern, and Southern Europe. 西方國家 (指美國、加拿大以及西歐、北歐和南歐諸國)
...relations between Iran and the West. …伊朗和西方國家之間的關系。
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west /wɛst/ (also West)
剑桥词典
- the direction in which the sun goes down in the evening , opposite to the east , or the part of an area or country that is in this direction
- The influence of the West can be seen in the shopping malls .
- They were born in Syria, but spent most of their lives in the West.
- They accuse the West of trying to impose its culture on them.
- A cold front is approaching from the west.
- Stanley traversed the continent from west to east .
- The transcontinental railway goes from New York in the east to San Francisco in the west.
- They retired to a sleepy little village in the west of Yorkshire.
- The west of the city was largely unaffected by the bombing .
西，西方
The points of the compass are north , south , east , and west. 指南針上的方曏有北、南、東和西。
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. 太陽從東方陞起，在西邊落下。
Most of the region will be dry tomorrow , but the west will have some rain . 明天大部分地區氣候乾燥，但西部有雨。
The Black Country is/lies to the west of Birmingham. 黑鄕位於伯明翰以西。
(the) West
North America and western Europe
西方國家
There has been concern in/throughout the West about the effects of this measure . 西方國家對這項措施造成的影響甚爲關注。
East-West relations 東西方國家的關系
In the US, the West is the part of the country west of the Mississippi river that only became developed in the late 1800s.
（美國19世紀後期才開始發展的）西部
the Wild West 蠻荒的西部
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out west US
to or in the west of the US
曏（或在）美國西部
Travis moved out west after college . 特拉維斯大學畢業後搬到了美國西部。
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