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West

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West
n.  西; 西方; 西方(与东方国家相对照的欧洲和北美); 美国西部
adj.  西方的; 向西的; 西部的; 西风的; 西方吹来的
adv.  向西; 朝西

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.789 / COCA.665

  1. N-UNCOUNT 西方;西边
    The west is the direction which you look towards in the evening in order to see the sun set.
    1. I pushed on towards Flagstaff, a hundred miles to the west...
      我继续西行，向100英里外的弗拉格斯塔夫进发。
    2. The sun crosses the sky from east to west.
      太阳自东向西穿过天空。
  2. N-SING (某个地方、国家或地区的)西部
    The west of a place, country, or region is the part of it which is in the west.
    1. ...physicists working at Bristol University in the west of England.
      在英格兰西部的布里斯托尔大学工作的物理学家们
  3. ADV 向西;朝西
    If you go west, you travel towards the west.
    1. We are going West to California.
      我们西行前往加利福尼亚。
  4. ADV …以西
    Something that is west of a place is positioned to the west of it.
    1. ...their home town of Paisley, several miles west of Glasgow.
      他们的家乡佩斯利就在格拉斯哥以西几英里处
  5. ADJ 西部的;西边的
    The west part of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the west.
    1. ...a small island off the west coast of South Korea.
      韩国西海岸外的小岛
  6. ADJ (用于国家、州和地区的名称中)西部的
    West is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the west of a larger area.
    1. Mark has been working in West Africa for about six months.
      马克已在西非工作了约6个月。
    2. ...his West London home.
      他在伦敦西部的家
    3. ...Charleston, West Virginia.
      西弗吉尼亚州查尔斯顿市
  7. (风)来自西方的
    A west wind blows from the west.
    1. N-SING 西方国家(指美国、加拿大和西欧、北欧、南欧的国家)
      The West is used to refer to the United States, Canada, and the countries of Western, Northern, and Southern Europe.
      1. ...relations between Iran and the West.
        伊朗和西方国家的关系

    noun

    1. 西；西方
      the direction that you look towards to see the sun go down; one of the four main points of the compass
      1. Which way is west?
        哪边是西？
      2. Rain is spreading from the west.
        雨正从西边袭来。
      3. He lives to the west of (= further west than) the town.
        他住在这个城镇以西的地方。
    2. 西方（与东方国家相对照的欧洲和北美）
      Europe, N America and Canada, contrasted with Eastern countries
      1. I was born in Japan, but I've lived in the West for some years now.
        我出生在日本，但已在西方居住了一些年了。
    3. 美国西部
      the western side of the US
      1. the history of the American West
        美国西部的历史
    4. （旧时与共产党执政的东欧国家相对照的）西方国家，西欧及北美
      (in the past) Western Europe and N America, when contrasted with the Communist countries of Eastern Europe
      1. East-West relations
        东西方关系

    adj.

    1. 西方的；向西的；西部的
      in or towards the west
      1. West Africa
        西非
      2. the west coast of Scotland
        苏格兰西海岸
    2. 西风的；西方吹来的
      a west wind blows from the west

      adv.

      1. 向西；朝西
        towards the west
        1. This room faces west.
          这个房间朝西。
      英英释义

      noun

      1. a location in the western part of a country, region, or city

        1. the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees

            Synonym:    due westwestwardW

          1. the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point

            adj

            1. situated in or facing or moving toward the west

              adv

              1. to, toward, or in the west
                1. we moved west to Arizona
                2. situated west of Boston

              1. The two West African states had broken off relations two years ago
                这两个西非国家两年前已经中断了外交关系。
              2. He also believed in coexistence with the West.
                他还相信他们能与西方国家共存。
              3. Under normal conditions, the ocean currents of the tropical Pacific travel from east to west
                在正常情况下，太平洋的热带洋流自东向西流。
              4. So we set off again, cursing the delay, towards the west
                于是，我们一面抱怨延误了时间，一面又朝西出发了。
              5. The division between the prosperous west and the impoverished east remains.
                繁荣的西部和贫穷的东部之间的差距仍然存在。
              6. This part of the west coast of Scotland is very exposed to Atlantic winds.
                苏格兰西海岸的这一段完全暴露在大西洋海风前。
              7. The West Indies have staged a dramatic fightback on the first day of the fifth test.
                西印度群岛队在第五场板球对抗赛的第一个比赛日发起了一次戏剧性的反攻。
              8. This is the only forum where East and West can get together.
                这是东西方可以聚首的唯一论坛。
              9. Germany is the largest giver of aid among the wealthy countries of the West.
                德国是西方富裕国家中给予援助最多的国家。
              10. The West has an interest in promoting democratic forces in Eastern Europe
                东欧民主力量的发展与西方国家利害攸关。
              11. The East and the West can work together for their mutual benefit and progress
                东西方可以为彼此共同的利益和发展而合作。
              12. I had been planning a trip to the West Coast
                我一直计划去趟西海岸。
              13. He was headmaster of a public school in the West of England.
                他是英格兰西部一所公学的校长。
              14. It pleased critics but ran for only three years in the West End
                它得到了评论家们的好评，但只在伦敦西区上映了3年的时间。
              15. The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk
                西非的大片森林面积已缩小了。
              16. All around him, from east to west, north to south, the stars glittered in the heavens.
                在他的四周，从东到西，从北向南，苍穹里到处繁星闪闪。
              17. East and West are still spying on one another
                东西方仍在互相进行间谍活动。
              18. He started with a good holiday in Key West, Florida.
                他先去佛罗里达的基韦斯特岛度了个愉快的假期。
              19. We stood up to the West, and that's a moral victory.
                我们勇敢反抗了西方强权，这是一种精神上的胜利。
              20. I pushed on towards Flagstaff, a hundred miles to the west
                我继续西行，向100英里外的弗拉格斯塔夫进发。
              21. The sun crosses the sky from east to west.
                太阳自东向西穿过天空。
              22. We are going West to California.
                我们西行前往加利福尼亚。
              23. Mark has been working in West Africa for about six months.
                马克已在西非工作了约6个月。
              24. Visited Park West. Viewed a flat, no. 76. Which I like.
                去了中央公园西路，看了一套公寓，76号，我很喜欢。
              25. We were given an office in the empty west wing.
                给我们在空置的大楼西翼分了一间办公室。
              26. The East Wind prevails over the West Wind.
                东风压倒西风。
              27. The sun declined toward the west.; The sun is to the west.
                太阳偏西了。
              28. He traversed alone the whole continent of Africa from east to west.
                他独自一人从东到西横越整个非洲大陆。
              29. People always associate Hangzhou with the West Lake.
                提起杭州，人们就联想到西湖。