east
noun
adj
adv
noun
iːst
noun
1
the
direction
from
which
the
sun
rises,
and
which
is
on
the
right
if
you
are
facing
north
东，东方
Which
way
is
east?
哪边是东？
from/towards
the
east
He
turned
and
walked
away
towards
the
east.
他转身往东面走去。
to
the
east
(of
sth)
To
the
east
of
the
pier
were
miles
of
sandy
beaches.
码头的东面是数英里的沙滩。
2
the east
the
eastern
part
of
a
country
or
area
东部; 东边
housing
problems
in
the
east
东部的住房问题
[+
of
]
the
east
of
Scotland
苏格兰东部
adj
3
in
the
east
or
facing
the
east
在东方的，在东部的; 向东方的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
I
don’t
know
the
east
coast
well.
我不太熟悉东海岸。
He
was
born
in
East
Jerusalem.
他出生在东耶路撒冷。
4
an
east
wind
comes
from
the
east
〔风〕来自东方的
adv
5
towards
the
east
向东方，朝东面
We
drove
east
along
Brooklyn
Avenue.
我们沿布鲁克林大街往东行驶。
[+
of
]
a
small
farming
community
18
miles
east
of
Paris
巴黎以东 18 英里处的一个小型农业社区
an
east-facing
bedroom
朝东的卧室
6
out east
to
or
in
the
countries
in
Asia,
especially
China
and
Japan
东亚〔尤指中国和日本〕
The
drug
is
being
used
all
the
time
out
east.
这药一直在东亚使用。
noun
7
the East
a.
the
countries
in
Asia,
especially
China
and
Japan
b.
the
countries
in
the
eastern
part
of
Europe
and
Central
Asia
c.
the
part
of
the
US
east
of
the
Mississippi
River,
especially
the
states
north
of
Washington
DC
美国东部地区〔密西西比河以东地区，尤指华盛顿特区以北各州〕
AmE
Martial
arts
originated
in
the
East.
武术起源于东方国家。
American
relations
with
the
East
美国和东欧及中亚国家的关系
She
was
born
in
the
East
but
now
lives
in
Atlanta.
她生于美国东部，但现在住在亚特兰大。
He
was
born
in
Utah
but
went
to
college
back
East
.
他生在美国犹他州，但到东部上的大学。
8
East-West relations/trade etc
political
relations
etc
between
countries
in
eastern
Europe
and
those
in
western
Europe
and
North
America
东西方关系/贸易等〔指东欧国家与西欧及北美洲国家之间的政治关系等〕;