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| | | | NOUN | | | | | /iːst/ | | | | | | the direction that is in front of you when you are facing the rising sun , and is usually on the right on a map 东；东方 | driving from east to west 驾车由东向西行驶 | | Which way is east? 哪边是东？ | | | a | the part of a country , region , or place that is in the east （国家、地区的）东部 | | They live in the east of the city. 他们住在该市的东部。 | | Most of the region’ s forests are in the east. 该地区的大部分森林都在东部。 | | | | PHRASE | | - | the East
| | | | 1 | the eastern part of the world , especially China and Japan （世界的）东方（尤指中国和日本） | | | | 2 | the countries in the eastern part of Europe 东欧国家 | | | | 3 | AMERICAN the eastern part of the US , especially the states east of the Mississippi and north of Washington, D.C. （美国的）东部（尤指密西西比河以东，华盛顿特区以北的地区） | | | | | | | | | | |