east
noun/iːst/
/iːst/
[uncountable, singular] (abbreviation E)
enlarge imageusually the eastthe direction that you look towards to see the sun rise; one of the four main points of the compass东；东方 - Which way is east?
哪边是东？ - A gale was blowing from the east.
大风从东面吹来。 - to the east (of…) a town to the east of (= further east than) Chicago
芝加哥以东的一个城镇 - The train line facilitates travel between east and west.
火车线路方便了东西方之间的旅行。
- Which way is east?
- the east, the Eastthe eastern part of a country, region or city
东部；东边 - The east of the country is especially popular with tourists.
这个国家的东部特别受游客欢迎。 - Around 2 000 teachers from around the East of England attended the conference.
来自英格兰东部各地的约 2000 名教师参加了这次会议。 - in the east I was born in the East, but now live in San Francisco.
我出生在东部，但现住在旧金山。 - Elsewhere in the East, wet, unsettled weather will continue until the weekend.
在东部其他地区，潮湿、不稳定的天气将持续到周末。 - House prices in the east have risen significantly over the last five years.
过去五年来，东部地区的房价大幅上涨。 - There's been a severe earthquake in the east of the country.
该国东部发生了严重地震。
- The east of the country is especially popular with tourists.
- the Eastthe countries of Asia, especially China, Japan and India
亚洲国家，东方国家（尤指中国、日本和印度） - European traders started trading with the East in the 15th century.
欧洲商人于 15 世纪开始与东方进行贸易。
- European traders started trading with the East in the 15th century.
- the East(in the past) the Communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe
中欧和东欧共产主义国家 - the centrally planned system of the East
东方的中央计划体制 - East–West relations
东西方关系
- the centrally planned system of the East
Word OriginOld English ēast-, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oost and German ost, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin aurora, Greek auōs ‘dawn’.