单词 | east |
释义 | east/iːst/ n. ➊ [usu. the ~] the direction from which the sun rises ➋ [the east/East] the eastern part of a country or area ➌ [the East] the countries of Asia, esp. China, Japan and India a. in, towards or from the east ad. towards the east n. [U] ➊ [常the ~] 东,东方:The sun rises in the east. 太阳从东方升起。 ◇[the east of sth] a town to the east of New York 纽约以东的一个城镇 ➋ [the east/East] 东部:[the east of sth] He lives in the east of Germany. 他住在德国东部。 ➌ [the East] 东方(国家):The architecture is common in the East. 这种建筑风格在东方国家很常见。 a. [仅置于名词前] 东方的,东部的;朝东的;从东来的;从东方来的:[用于地区名时,首字母常大写] East Africa 东非 ◇East China 华东 ◇There are some pictures on the east wall of the classroom. 教室的东墙上有一些画。 ◇an east wind 东风 ad. 朝东,向东:Our house faces east. 我们的房子朝东。 ◇They drove east for an hour. 他们朝东开了一小时。 (5/10 miles) east of sth 在…以东(5/10英里):A small plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city, killing all four people on board. 一架小飞机在该市以东5英里的地方撞山坠毁,机上4人全部遇难。 east eastern eastwards northeast 音组-east/-iːst/ beast; east; feast; least 常犯错误 ✗ Japan is in the east of China. ✓ Japan is to the east of China. 日本在中国的东面。 ✗ Shanghai is on the east of China. ✓ Shanghai is in the east of China. 上海在中国的东部。 常犯错误 ✗ The sun rises from the east. ✓ The sun rises in the east. 用法用south, north, east, west指明确划定的地域范围或政治范围,如:South Africa (南非),North America (北美)。对地域不作明确的划分时,用southern, northern, eastern, western,如:southern England (英国南部)。但也有例外,如:Northern Europe (北欧)。 辨析in the east of; on the east of; to the east of; east of 谚语East, west, home's best. 东奔西跑,都不如在家里好(或:金窝银窝,不如家里的草窝)。 |
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