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单词 west
释义
west
noun[U]
(alsoWest)
uk
/west/us
/west/
(written abbreviationW)
A2
thedirectionin which thesungoes down in theevening,oppositeto theeast, or thepartof anareaorcountrythat is in thisdirection:
西，西方
Thepointsof thecompassarenorth,south,east, and west.指南针上的方向有北、南、东和西。
Thesunrisesin theeastand setsin thewest.太阳从东方升起，在西边落下。
Most of theregionwill bedrytomorrow, butthewest will have somerain.明天大部分地区气候干燥，但西部有雨。
TheBlackCountryis/liesto thewest of Birmingham.黑乡位于伯明翰以西。
(the) West
B2
NorthAmericaandwesternEurope:
西方国家
There has beenconcernin/throughoutthe West about theeffectsof thismeasure.西方国家对这项措施造成的影响甚为关注。
East-Westrelations东西方国家的关系
In the US, the West is thepartof thecountrywest of the Mississippiriverthat onlybecamedevelopedin the late 1800s:
（美国19世纪后期才开始发展的）西部
the Wild West蛮荒的西部
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  • Theinfluenceof the West can beseenin theshoppingmalls.
  • They werebornin Syria, butspentmost oftheirlivesin the West.
  • Theyaccusethe West oftryingtoimposeitscultureon them.
out westUS
to or in the west of the US:
向（或在）美国西部
Travismovedout west aftercollege.特拉维斯大学毕业后搬到了美国西部。
More examples
  • Acoldfrontisapproachingfrom the west.
  • Stanleytraversedthecontinentfrom west toeast.
  • Thetranscontinentalrailwaygoes from New York in theeasttoSanFrancisco in the west.
  • Theyretiredto asleepylittlevillagein the west ofYorkshire.
  • The west of thecitywaslargelyunaffectedby thebombing.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Points of the compass
  • cardinal point
  • compass reading
  • compass rose
  • E, e
  • easterly
  • eastern
  • easternmost
  • geomagnetic pole
  • magnetic north
  • magnetic pole
  • northeastern
  • northeastward
  • northerly
  • northern
  • northernmost
  • southern
  • southwestern
  • SW
  • western
  • westernmost
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Towns & regions: named regions of countries

Grammar

Eastoreastern;northornorthern?
…

Idiom

go west
west
adjective
(alsoWest)
uk
/west/us
/west/
(written abbreviationW)
A2
in orformingthe westpartof something:
在西方的；向西方的
WestAfrica西非
the westcoastof theUSA美国的西海岸
Ireland is westofBritain.爱尔兰在英国以西。
west wind
awindcoming from the west
（风）来自西方的
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Points of the compass
  • cardinal point
  • compass reading
  • compass rose
  • E, e
  • easterly
  • eastern
  • easternmost
  • geomagnetic pole
  • magnetic north
  • magnetic pole
  • northeastern
  • northeastward
  • northerly
  • northern
  • northernmost
  • southern
  • southwestern
  • SW
  • western
  • westernmost
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Wind & winds

Grammar

Eastoreastern;northornorthern?
…
west
adverb
(alsoWest)
uk
/west/us
/west/
(written abbreviationW)
A2
towards the west:
向西方（地）
Godue(=directly)west until youseealake.一直向西走，直到看见一个湖。
Thebalconyfaceswest.阳台朝西。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Direction of motion
  • A, a
  • abduct
  • abduction
  • adduct
  • adduction
  • cross-country
  • destined
  • direction
  • en route
  • face
  • facing
  • follow
  • from A to Bidiom
  • inland
  • into
  • multidirectional
  • outbound
  • overland
  • right
  • the right/wrong/other way aroundidiom
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Points of the compass

Grammar

Eastoreastern;northornorthern?
…
(Definition ofwestfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

west| American Dictionary

west
noun[U]
us
/west/
(abbreviationW.)
thedirectionwhere thesungoes down in theeveningthat isoppositeeast, or thepartof anareaorcountrywhich is in thisdirection:
Thepointsof thecompassarenorth,south,east, and west.
Thesunsets in the west.
west
adjective,adverb[not gradable]
us
/west/
(abbreviationW.)
lyingtoward, coming from, or being at the westpart:
the westcoast
Thetownis west of here.

the West

idiom
thepartof the US west of the Mississippi River:
ThemuseumgroundscontainanIndiantepeeand alarge,heavywagonused by early 19th-centurysettlersof the West.
the West
NorthAmericaand thecountriesin thewesternpartofEuropeare also referred to as the West:
The West must make acommitmenttoAfricatohelpfindsolutionsto the continent'sproblems.
(Definition ofwestfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwest

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The study area is surrounded by large expanses (>200 km) of mainly continuous forest to thewest, north and east.
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Soldattorpet on thewestcoast provides a comparable vertical stratigraphy for the same period.
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As we move from east towestthrough this area, a change is visible in the landscape.
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There was little natural differentiation on thewestcoast, and one place was as good as another for the establishment of a trading place.
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The east has a longer history of settlement and is more urbanized than thewest, which is somewhat of a frontier zone.
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From there they began gradually to movewestsometime in the late eighteenth century.
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In the lateral areas to the east andwestdeformation is accommodated by strike-slip shear zones.
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This work is largely unfamiliar in thewest.
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The severity of famine gradually increased in the east which slowly proceeded fromwestthrough the decades.
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Four additional concentrations are lined up in a row along thewestside of the platform.
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Rivers meander across this lowland from thewestto the east.
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Despite this, historians continue to attribute the emergence of new forms of governance to a clash of cultures between east andwest.
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This local rotation causes water columns to the east andwestto move southward and northward, respectively.
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Adjacent to active border faults to the east andwest, sheet- and debris flow-dominated alluvial boulder conglomerates accumulated.
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As one moveswest, however, the natural ground surface decreases in elevation due to natural drainage patterns.
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Collocationswithwest

west

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due west
The other subterranean conduit runs parallel to, and approximately 200 mduewestof, the one just described.
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west facade
The meaning of thewestfacadeis private and hidden.
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west flank
This work located a vaulted structure buried intact under thewestflankof the later massive temple construction.
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