west

英 [west]

美 [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

中考高考IELTS考研

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

牛津词典

noun

• 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。
• 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。
• 美国西部
  the western side of the US
  1. the history of the American West
     美国西部的历史
• （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.

• 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
• 西风的；西方吹来的
  a west wind blows from the west

adv.

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

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 西方;西边
  Thewestis 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。
• N-SING (某个地方、国家或地区的)西部
  The west ofa 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
• ADV 向西;朝西
  If you gowest, you travel towards the west.
  1. We are going West to California.
     我们西行前往加利福尼亚。
• ADV …以西
  Something that iswest ofa 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
• ADJ 西部的;西边的
  Thewestpart 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
• ADJ (用于国家、州和地区的名称中)西部的
  Westis 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
• (风)来自西方的
  Awestwind blows from the west.
• N-SING 西方国家(指美国、加拿大和西欧、北欧、南欧的国家)
  The Westis 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

英英释义

noun

• a location in the western part of a country, region, or city
• the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
  Synonym:due westwestwardW
• the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point

adj

• situated in or facing or moving toward the west

adv

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

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• East and West are still spying on one another
  东西方仍在互相进行间谍活动。
• 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。
• The sun crosses the sky from east to west.
  太阳自东向西穿过天空。
• We are going West to California.
  我们西行前往加利福尼亚。
• 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。