(一般作the north-west)
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- the point of the horizon midway between north and west西北：
he pointed to the north-west.
他指向西北方。
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- the compass point corresponding to this（指南针上的）西北点。
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- the direction in which this lies（指南针上的）西北方向。
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- the north-western part of a country, region, or town（国家、地区或城市的）西北部：
the north-west of London.
伦敦西北部。
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- lying towards, near, or facing the north-west近西北部的; 朝西北的：
the north-west corner of the square.
广场的西北角。
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- (of a wind) blowing from the north-west（风）从西北方向吹来的。
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- of or denoting the north-western part of a country, region, or town, or its inhabitants（国家、地区、城市或其居民）西北部的：
north-west Europe.
欧洲西北部。
- to or towards the north-west朝西北地：
he turned on to the motorway and headed north-west.
他把车开上高速公路并朝西北方向驶去。
派生词