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

单词	west
释义	west —west (_ALSO West) /west/ Ⅰ adjective (_{WRITTEN ABBREVIATION} W) 1 A2 in or forming the west part of something: » West Africa» the west coast of Ireland» Ireland is west of Britain.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Points of the compass , ↑Direction of motion west wind 2 F0 a wind coming from the west Thesaurus⁺: ↑Wind and winds , ↑Stormy weather Ⅱ adverb (_{WRITTEN ABBREVIATION} W) ► A2 towards the west: » Go due (= directly) west until you see a lake.» The balcony faces west.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Direction of motion , ↑Points of the compassThesaurus⁺: ↑Points of the compass , ↑Direction of motionWord Builder:–Nouns: west, western, westerner–Adjectives: westerly, western–Adverbs: west Ⅲ noun [U] (_{WRITTEN ABBREVIATION} W) 1 A2 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 points of the compass are north, south, east, and west.» The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.» Most of the country will be dry tomorrow, but the west will have some rain.» The Black Country is/lies to the west of Birmingham.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Points of the compass , ↑Direction of motionThesaurus⁺: ↑Parts of countries (the) West 2 B2 North America and western Europe: » There has been concern in/throughout the West about the effects of this measure.» East-West relationsThesaurus⁺: ↑Continents and regions of the world , ↑Country names , ↑Country and nation 3 F0 In the US, the West is the part of the country west of the Mississippi river that only became developed in the late 1800s: » the Wild WestThesaurus⁺: ↑Named regions of countries out west _US 4 F0 to or in the west of the US: » Travis moved out west after college.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Named regions of countriesWord Builder:–Nouns: west, western, westerner–Adjectives: westerly, western–Adverbs: west • • • Extra Examples:» 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.
随便看	pie-eyed pie in the sky pier pierce piercing piercing eyes, look, gaze, etc. piercingly pierhead piety piezoelectric piffle piffling pig pigeon pigeon-chested pigeon fancier pigeonhole pigeon loft pigeon-toed piggy piggyback piggyback ride piggy bank piggy in the middle pigheaded

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