单词 | west |
释义 | west/west/ n. ➊ [usu. the ~] the direction from which the sun sets ➋ [the west/West] the western part of a country or area ➌ [the West] North America and Western Europe a. in, towards or from the west ad. towards the west n. [U] ➊ [常the ~] 西,西方:The sun sets in the west. 太阳在西边落下。 ◇[the west of sth] There is a lake to the west of the village. 村子以西有个湖。 ◇This way is west. 这个方向是西。 ➋ [the west/West] 西部:[the west of sth] There is little rain in the west of the country. 该国西部很少下雨。 ➌ [the West] 西方(国家):The idea is very popular in the West. 这种想法在西方很是盛行。 a. [仅置于名词前] 西方的,西部的;朝西的;从西来的:a west wind 西风 ◇a city on the west coast 西海岸的一个城市 ad. 向西,朝西:The room faces west. 这个房间朝西。 ◇They drove west. 他们驾车向西而行。 音组-est/-est/ best; guest; nest; pest; test; west 用法the West常指“美国西部”。 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)。 用法与介词的搭配参见east。 用法west和western的区别参考 辨析east; eastern |
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