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单词 western
释义
western
adjective
(alsoWestern)
uk
/ˈwes.tən/us
/ˈwes.tɚn/

westernadjective(DIRECTION)

B1
(written abbreviationW)
in or from thewestof aplace:
位于（或来自）西面
westernEurope西欧
California and other westernstates加利福尼亚和其他西部各州
More examples
  • In the 1800s, thousands ofhomesteaderssettledon theprairiesof the western US.
  • The Rockies are amountainrangein the westernUSA.
  • In westernEurope, a seven- to eight-hourworkingdayis about theaverage.
  • The westernedgeof thedesertishometo manyrarespeciesofplants.
  • He was anofficeron the westernfront.
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
  • true north
  • westernmost
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westernadjective(COUNTRIES)

B1
relatingtocountriesin thewestpartof theworld,especiallyNorthAmericaandcountriesin thewestofEurope:
西方国家的
westernopinion/culture西方国家的观点／文化
a Western-educatedengineer受过西方教育的工程师
westernmedicine西药
More examples
  • ThebookdiscussestheimpactofChristianthinkingon westernsociety.
  • HisworkexplorestheinfluenceofChinesephilosophyon westernthought.
  • WesterncultureisviewedwithsuspicioninpartsofAsia.
  • Parts of thecountryarebeginningtoembracewesternculture.
  • Hearguedthat many westernvalueswereantitheticalto theteachingsofIslam.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Countries, nationalities & continents: continents & regions of the world
  • Afrocentric
  • Afrocentrism
  • amazonian
  • Antarctica
  • Antipodean
  • Australasian
  • black Africa
  • Caribbean
  • Iberian
  • Lapland
  • lat.
  • LATAM
  • Latin America
  • latitudinal
  • longitude
  • parallel
  • pole
  • the prime meridian
  • the Tropic of Cancer
  • tropical
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Grammar

Eastoreastern;northornorthern?
…
western
noun[C]
(alsoWestern)
uk
/ˈwes.tən/us
/ˈwes.tɚn/
(UKalsocowboy film);(USalsocowboy movie)
afilmbasedonstoriesaboutlifein thewestof the US in the past
（描写过去美国西部生活的）西部片
Examples
  • JohnFord's westernscelebratedthegrandeurof the Americanlandscape.
  • Westerns oftendealwith theconflictbetweenoutlawsand thedefendersoflawandorder.
  • Most westerns are set in the late 1800s.
  • Thecinemaisshowingaseasonof westerns nextmonth.
  • The western is hisfavouritemoviegenre.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cinema ratings & types of film
  • 15
  • 18
  • action movie
  • actioner
  • animated
  • computer-animated
  • feature
  • G, g
  • hip-hopera
  • home movie
  • horror film
  • jukebox musical
  • musical
  • R-rated
  • screwball
  • sexploitation
  • silent film
  • skin flick
  • slasher movie
  • X-rated
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Grammar

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

western| American Dictionary

western
noun[C]
us
/ˈwes·tərn/
amoviebasedonstoriesaboutlifein thepartof the USwestof the Mississippi River whenwhitepeoplebegangoing there tolivein the 19thcentury
western
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˈwes·tərn/
(abbreviationW.)
lyingtoward,facing, or coming from thewest:
Grand Rapids is in the westernpartof Michigan.
(Definition ofwesternfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwestern

western
They strongly pointed out that their primary preference is popular music and placedwesternclassical music at a lower level.
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But duets were a relatively late invention in the history of country andwesternsinging.
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For example, the perceived antigovernment stance of thewesternstates is a staple assumption ofwesternhistory and political studies.
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In thewesternbays the pairs of carved winged angels are expressive and sublime.
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Westerndonor aid agencies must justify their programmes to legislatures and citizens back home.
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In the political economy of thewesternstates toward the end of the nineteenth century we see the less-advanced politics and economics of uneven development.
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The principal protagonists were the students and the agitation was limited to thewesternside of the city.
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It is this infamous notion of the ' abandonment ' of older people by their families that has been prominent in thewesterngerontological debate.
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This is the materially based civilization of thewesternworld.
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In contrast, most of the pro-government marches originated from the poorer,westernhalf of the city.
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The children of the daughters grew up in an era of increasedwesterninfluence and consumerism but also economic instability.
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A delicate and multifaceted interplay betweenwesternand eastern cultural orientations continued, however, throughout.
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These works have always enjoyed popularity, thoughwesterncritics have so far shown little interest.
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Theoretical diversity also matches the substantive diversity of contemporarywesternpolitics, which is (despite the editors stated contrary intention) the primary focus of this encyclopedia.
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He contested the notion thatwesterncivilisation was pillared upon its dominant faith and that it was the sole repository of truth.
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