| 单词 | west |
| 释义 | Word family noun west western westerner westerly westernization adjective west westerly western westbound westernized westward verb westernize adverb west westward(s) Related topics: Geographywest1, West /west/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [singular, uncountable] 1 SGthe direction towards which the sun goes down, and which is on the left if you are facing north 西，西面from/towards the west A damp wind blew from the west. 从西面吹来一股潮湿的风。to the west (of something) a village to the west of Brussels 布鲁塞尔以西的一座村庄2 the west SGthe western part of a country or area 〔某国或某地区的〕西部 There’s a slight chance of some sunshine in the west. 西部地区见晴的可能性不大。the west of the west of the island 该岛的西部Examples from the Corpuswest• Which way is west?• The weather continued to deteriorate with low-flying scud and rain squalls from the west.• A fierce solidarity was forged of a kind that has become archaic in the west.• It stops short at the Palace in the west, and the Admiralty in the north.• This leads to the final area of resemblance to the great cities of the west, namely social structure.from/towards the west• Delight died at six thirty-eight a.m. when the first enemy aircraft appeared from the west.• I frittered away the morning and then got Armstrong wound up and headed towards the West End.• He is to bring the men under his command in from the west.• Yet this political hostility did not prevent its welcoming, on occasion, cultural influence from the West.• Certainly not from the West or South.• A bad weather front feeling its way over from the west like a nasty white octopus in the blue summer sky.• Seen from the West, the quarrel is ridiculous.• As he rounded the tip of Cape Horn, a storm blew up from the west.Related topics: Nature, Geography, Meteorologywest2, West ●●● S3 W3 adjective [only before noun] (written abbreviation W) 1 DNSGin the west or facing the west 西面的；朝西的 the west door of the church 教堂的西门 farmers in West Africa 西非的农民2. HEMa west wind comes from the west 〔风〕来自西面的Examples from the Corpuswest• We drove down the west coast of the U.S.Related topics: Naturewest3 ●●● S3 W3 adverb (written abbreviation W) 1 DNtowards the west 朝西，向西 The route then heads west over Gerrick Moor. 之后这条路折向西，穿过格里克漠泽。west of The walk starts at Alnham, six miles west of Bridge of Aln. 这次徒步始于阿尔恩桥以西六英里的阿尔恩罕。 a west-facing window 朝西的窗户2 out west to or in the western part of a country or area, especially the US 向[在]〔某国或地区，尤指美国的〕西部 The family moved out west to Kansas. 这家人搬到西部的堪萨斯州去了。3 go west British English old-fashioned a) DIEto die – used humorously 上西天，归西〔幽默用法〕 b) DAMAGEto be damaged or ruined – used humorously 坏了，完蛋了〔幽默用法〕Examples from the Corpuswest• The window faces west.• The Kushans controlled the exchange of goods as they moved east and west.• Trade moves east across the bridge and it will not be long before the Ottoman armies will move west.• So he had no choice but to head west again, then north toward salvation.• We headed west, crossed Sixth Avenue.• Major bridges will be required to cross the Kerteh river and two rivers running northwest and west from Kemaman Point.• Originally from New Hampshire, Sheridan made the journey west in 1994, and now resides in Utah.• The city of Custer, located 15 miles west of the park, has several restaurants and grocers.• Cowtown Keeylocko is approximately 41 miles west on Ajo.• Go west on I-80 toward Denverwest of• 70 miles west of FlagstaffRelated topics: GeographyWest noun 1 the West SANthe western part of the world and the people that live there, especially Western Europe and North America 西方，西方世界〔尤指西欧和北美〕 the industrial countries of the West 西方工业国2. SGthe western part of the US 〔美国〕西部地区 → Midwest, West CoastExamples from the CorpusWest• Ralph Castaneda, a West exercise rider and friend of the owners, recommended his boss.• Beyond the glittering street was darkness, and beyond the darkness the West.• What people wanted was food in the shops and a slice of the materialist cake they saw being gobbled in the West.• Do we have any such teaching in the West?• The attackers' car drove off in the direction of the West Bank town of Ramallah.• Garnett comes swooping down from somewhere out of the West Maui Mountains to reject the shot.• The end of the Wall gives a powerful impetus for new security thinking, which the West would be foolish to ignore.• Meanwhile, the status of Mr Milosevic likely will become a test case for relations with the West.Origin west2 Old Englishwest1 nounwest2 adjectivewest3 adverbWest nounChinese and the which direction Corpus down, sun towards goes the |
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