| [/iːst; ist/] n [sing] (abbr 缩写 E) 用法:
1 the east point of the horizon where the sun rises; one of the four main points of the compass 东; 东方:
The wind is blowing from the east. 风从东方来. *
He lives to the east of (ie further east than) Exeter. 他住在埃克塞特的东边. Cf 参看 north, south, west. 用法:
2 the East (a) countries of Asia, esp China and Japan 东方国家（亚洲的国家, 尤指中国和日本）:
philosophies of the East 东方国家的哲学 *
Yoga originated in the East. 瑜伽起源於东方国家.
(b) any part of the world to the east of Europe 欧洲以东的任何地区:
the Middle East 中东 *
the Near East 近东 *
the Far East 远东. 用法:
3 the East (US) eastern side of the USA 美国的东部地区:
I was born in the East, but now live in Los Angeles. 我出生於东部, 但现在住在洛杉矶. east 2
adj [attrib 作定语] 用法:
1 in or towards the east 在东方的; 向东方的:
He lives on the east coast. 他住在东部海岸地区. 用法:
2 (of winds) from the east （指风）从东方来的:
an east wind 东风. Cf 参看 easterly. east 3
adv towards the east 向东方地:
My window faces east. 我的窗户朝东. *
We are travelling east. 我们向东方旅行. *
a town east of the Danube 多瑙河以东的一个城镇. |