east

柯林斯詞典

1. N-UNCOUNT Theeast is the direction where the sun rises. 東方[also 'the' N]
...the vast swamps that lie to the east of the River Nile. …位於尼羅河以東的大片沼澤。
2. N-SING Theeastof a place, country, or region is the part which is in the east. 東部
...a village in the east of the country. …該國東部的一個村莊。
3. ADV If you go east, you travel toward the east. 曏東地[ADV after v]
To drive, go east on Route 9. 開車的話，曏東上9號路。
4. ADV Something that is east of a place is positioned to the east of it. 以東地
...just east of the centre of town. …就在城中心以東。
5. ADJ The east edge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part toward the east. 在東邊的[ADJ n]
...a low line of hills running along the east coast. …沿著東海岸延伸的一排小山丘。
6. ADJ East is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the east of a larger area. 東部的[ADJ n]
He had been on safari in East Africa with his son. 他和他的兒子曾在東非狩獵旅行。
7. ADJ An east wind is a wind that blows from the east. 從東而來的
...a bitter east wind. …一陣刺骨的東風。
8. N-SING The East is used to refer to the southern and eastern part of Asia, including India, China, and Japan. 東南亞地區(qū)
Every so often, a new martial art arrives from the East. 時不時地，一種新武術(shù)從東南亞到達至此。
9. →see also Middle East , Far East

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west .
The transcontinental railway goes from New York in the east to San Francisco in the west .
There will be rain showers in the east.
The climate is cooler in the east of the country .
The army had been positioned to the north and east of the city .