east /iːst/ (also East) CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT The east is the direction where the sun rises. 东方 [also 'the' N]

  例：

  ...the vast swamps that lie to the east of the River Nile.

  …位于尼罗河以东的大片沼泽。

• 2. 

  N-SING The east of a place, country, or region is the part which is in the east. 东部

  例：

  ...a village in the east of the country.

  …该国东部的一个村庄。

• 3. 

  ADV If you go east, you travel toward the east. 向东地 [ADV after v]

  例：

  To drive, go east on Route 9.

  开车的话，向东上9号路。

• 4. 

  ADV Something that is east of a place is positioned to the east of it. 以东地

  例：

  ...just east of the centre of town.

  …就在城中心以东。

• 5. 

  ADJ The east edge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part toward the east. 在东边的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  ...a low line of hills running along the east coast.

  …沿着东海岸延伸的一排小山丘。

• 6. 

  ADJ East is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the east of a larger area. 东部的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  He had been on safari in East Africa with his son.

  他和他的儿子曾在东非狩猎旅行。

• 7. 

  ADJ An east wind is a wind that blows from the east. 从东而来的

  例：

  ...a bitter east wind.

  …一阵刺骨的东风。

• 8. 

  N-SING The East is used to refer to the southern and eastern part of Asia, including India, China, and Japan. 东南亚地区

  例：

  Every so often, a new martial art arrives from the East.

  时不时地，一种新武术从东南亚到达至此。

• 9. 

  → see also Middle East, Far East