| 单词 | north |
| 释义 | northWord family noun north northerner northernortherlinessnorthernismnorthingnorthern hemispherenorthlandnorthlanderNorthmanadjective north northerly northern northbound northernmost northward north-countryadverb north northward(s) northwardlynorthwardsnorthaboutverbnorthernize Geography north1, North /nɔːθ $ nɔːrθ/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [singular, uncountableU] (written abbreviation N) 1 SGthe direction that is at the top of a map of the world, above the Equator. It is on the left if you are facing the rising sun 北，北方 Which way is north? 哪边是北？ from/towards the north winds blowing from the north 北方吹来的风 to the north (of something) Cheshunt is a few miles to the north of London. 切森特位于伦敦以北几英里。 n2 the north the northern part of a country or area There's a chance of snow showers in the north. the north of the north of England Examples from the Corpus north• There was a slight wind coming from the north, and I turned into it.• It has large and influential cereals and sugar barons in the north, but it has many small livestock farmers as well.• In the early 1970s he was editor of the Provisional republican newspaper in the north, Republican News.• She came back to the north with him after that and they lived together again for a time.• Further to the north you take the ferry across from East to West Cowes to avoid a big detour inland via Newport. from/towards the north• The flak tailed off, mercifully, and Dickinson and Finlayson angled across from the north to join them.• As the creation of the vortex began, the seas churned and a terrible wind blew from the north.• There was a slight wind coming from the north, and I turned into it.• Four Tornados had just taken off - heading in loose formation towards the North Sea.• We will encourage enhanced recovery of oil from the North Sea and avoid becoming too dependent on imported fuel.• The Songs, too, were refugees from the North and were also Christians.• After all, he was sure of 100 percent of the vote from the north.• But this was a wind from the north that blew across frontiers, ignoring the Customs. Geography, Nature, Meteorology north2, North ●●● S3 W3 adjectiveadj [only before noun] (written abbreviation N) 1 SGin the north or facing the north 北方的，北部的；朝北的 The north side of the building doesn’t get much sun. 大楼的北面很少晒到太阳。 He lives in North Wales. 他住在威尔士北部。 2. DNHEMa north wind comes from the north 〔风〕来自北面的 Geography north3 ●●● S3 W1 adverbadv (written abbreviation N) 1 SGtowards the north 向北，朝北 The birds fly north in summer. 夏季鸟儿向北飞。 north of Chicago is four hours north of Indianapolis. 芝加哥位于印第安纳波利斯以北，车程四小时。 a north-facing window 朝北的窗户 2 up north informalSG to or in the north of the country 往〔国家的〕北部；在〔国家的〕北部 They’ve moved up north. 他们搬到北部去了。 Examples from the Corpus north• The window faces north.• Their ancestors travelled in man's wake, in separate waves north and south around the icy Alps as farmers moved west.• We got to Pecos in short order and turned north for Carlsbad.• Farther north, London changed and became more leafy suburban.• That sent me to Nipomo, eight miles north of Santa Maria.• Go north on I-5 to Portland.• When her crimes were discovered, she fled north to a river called the Danube. north of• The inn is about 20 miles north of Salem.• My relatives live in the north of the state. the NorthNorth, the 1. the northeastern states of the US, especially during the Civil War (1861–65) when they fought against the South 〔美国南北战争时期的〕北方 2. the northern part of England, which includes the area north of the Midlands and south of the Scottish border, and contains several large cities, including Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, and Newcastle 〔英格兰的〕北部 3. the richer countries of the northern parts of the world, especially Europe and North America 北半球富裕国家〔尤指欧洲和北美洲〕 From Longman Business Dictionary northnorth /nɔːθnɔːrθ/ adverbadv north of something informal American EnglishAmE if an amount is north of another amount, it is more than that amount To be a big player, a company must spend somewhere north of $500 million a year. Old English |
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