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. 我继续向西边100英里处的弗拉格斯塔夫市前进。
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. 该城西部的许多建筑都着火了。
3. ADV If you go west, you travel toward the west. 往西边[ADV after v]
We are going west to California. 我们将往西去加利福尼亚。
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. 彭林位于费城以西60英里的地方。
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. …韩国西海岸外的一个小岛。
6. ADJ West is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the west of a larger area. (用于国家、州和地区的名称中) 西部的[ADJ n]
Mark has been working in West Africa for about six months. 马克已在西非工作了大约六个月。
...his West Hollywood home. …他在西好莱坞的家。
7. ADJ A west wind blows from the west. 从西边吹来的 (风)[ADJ n]
...the warm west wind. …和煦的西风。
8. N-SING The West is used to refer to the United States, Canada, and the countries of Western, Northern, and Southern Europe. 西方国家 (指美国、加拿大以及西欧、北欧和南欧诸国)
...relations between Iran and the West. …伊朗和西方国家之间的关系。
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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. 指南针上的方向有北、南、东和西。
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. 太阳从东方升起，在西边落下。
Most of the region will be dry tomorrow , but the west will have some rain . 明天大部分地区气候干燥，但西部有雨。
The Black Country is/lies to the west of Birmingham. 黑乡位于伯明翰以西。
(the) West
North America and western Europe
西方国家
There has been concern in/throughout the West about the effects of this measure . 西方国家对这项措施造成的影响甚为关注。
East-West relations 东西方国家的关系
In the US, the West is the part of the country west of the Mississippi river that only became developed in the late 1800s.
（美国19世纪后期才开始发展的）西部
the Wild West 蛮荒的西部
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out west US
to or in the west of the US
向（或在）美国西部
Travis moved out west after college . 特拉维斯大学毕业后搬到了美国西部。
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