英语词汇“west”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

west

(west ) also West

1. uncountable noun [oft the NOUN] A2

The west is the direction which you look towards in the evening in order to see the sun set.

I pushed on towards Flagstaff, a hundred miles to the west.

The sun crosses the sky from east to west.

2. singular noun A2

The west of a place, country, or region is the part of it which is in the west.

...physicists working at Bristol University in the west of England. [+ of]

3. adverb [ADVERB after verb] A2

If you go west, you travel towards the west.

We are going west to California. [+ to]

4. adverb A2

Something that is west of a place is positioned to the west of it.

...their home town of Paisley, several miles west of Glasgow. [+ of]

5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A2

The west part of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the west.

...a small island off the west coast of South Korea.

6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A2

West is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the west of a larger area.

Mark has been working in West Africa for about six months.

...his West London home.

...Charleston, West Virginia.

7. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2

A west wind is a wind that blows from the west.

8. singular noun B2

The West is used to refer to the United States, Canada, and the countries of Western, Northern, and Southern Europe.

...relations between Iran and the West.

Idioms:

go west [old-fashioned]

to die

When he went west, he wanted to be remembered.

to stop existing or working

His hopes of a professional singing career went west long ago.

Collocations:

west wing

If wild swimming is not your thing, there is an indoor pool in the west wing.

Times, Sunday Times (2016)

He's got a suite in the west wing,' she said pompously, not even breaking her rhythm.

Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2002)

There was an east and a west wing on either side of the portico.

Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)

The equivalent room in the west wing is a vast, ranch-like conversation pit, with a real fireplace; behind it are a television room and study.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

Translations:

Chinese: 西方的, 向西方, 西方

Japanese: 西の, 西に, 西

单词	west
释义	west (west ) also West 1. uncountable noun [oft the NOUN] A2 The west is the direction which you look towards in the evening in order to see the sun set. I pushed on towards Flagstaff, a hundred miles to the west. The sun crosses the sky from east to west. 2. singular noun A2 The west of a place, country, or region is the part of it which is in the west. ...physicists working at Bristol University in the west of England. [+ of] 3. adverb [ADVERB after verb] A2 If you go west, you travel towards the west. We are going west to California. [+ to] 4. adverb A2 Something that is west of a place is positioned to the west of it. ...their home town of Paisley, several miles west of Glasgow. [+ of] 5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A2 The west part of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the west. ...a small island off the west coast of South Korea. 6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A2 West is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the west of a larger area. Mark has been working in West Africa for about six months. ...his West London home. ...Charleston, West Virginia. 7. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 A west wind is a wind that blows from the west. 8. singular noun B2 The West is used to refer to the United States, Canada, and the countries of Western, Northern, and Southern Europe. ...relations between Iran and the West. Idioms: go west [old-fashioned] to die When he went west, he wanted to be remembered. to stop existing or working His hopes of a professional singing career went west long ago. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: west wing If wild swimming is not your thing, there is an indoor pool in the west wing. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He's got a suite in the west wing,' she said pompously, not even breaking her rhythm. Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2002) There was an east and a west wing on either side of the portico. Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002) The equivalent room in the west wing is a vast, ranch-like conversation pit, with a real fireplace; behind it are a television room and study. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Translations: Chinese: 西方的, 向西方, 西方 Japanese: 西の, 西に, 西
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