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east

noun
 
🔊/iːst/
🔊/iːst/
[uncountable, singular]
(abbreviation E)
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  1.  
    usually the east
    the 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。
    compare north, south, westTopics Geographya1
  2.  
    the east, the East
    the eastern part of a country, region or city东部；东边
    • The east of the country is especially popular with tourists.该国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，东方的房价已大幅上涨。
    • There's been a severe earthquake in the east of the country.该国东部发生了严重地震。
    Topics Geographya1
  3.  
    the East
    the 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.欧洲商人在15世纪开始与东方进行贸易。
    Topics Geographya1
  4. the East
     (in the past旧时) the Communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe（旧时）中欧和东欧共产主义国家
    • the centrally planned system of the East东方的中央计划体系
    • East–West relations东西方关系
    Topics Geographya1
    5. 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’.

east

adjective
 
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  1.  
    (also East)
    (abbreviation E)
    in or towards the east东方的；向东的；东部的
    • East Africa东非
    • They live on the east coast.他们住在东海岸。🔊🔊
    • the east bank of the river河东岸
    • They live on the city's east side.他们住在城市的东边。
    • The park and lake are at the east end of the complex.公园和湖泊位于大厦的东端。
    Topics Weathera1, Geographya1
  2. an east wind blows from the east 东风的；东方吹来的compare easterly
    3. 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’.

east

adverb
 
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  1.  
     towards the east向东；朝东
    • The house faces east.房子朝东。🔊🔊
    • The storm is expected to head east.预计风暴将向东。
  2.  
     east of something nearer to the east than something东方的；向东的；东部的
    • They live five miles east of Oxford.他们住在牛津以东五英里处。
    3. 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’.