east

noun

1. 东；东方
   the direction that you look towards to see the sun rise; one of the four main points of the compass
   1. Which way is east?
      哪边是东？
   2. A gale was blowing from the east.
      大风从东面吹来。
   3. a town to the east of (= further east than) Chicago
      芝加哥以东的一个城镇
2. 东部；东边
   the eastern part of a country, region or city
   1. 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。
3. 亚洲国家，东方国家（尤指中国、日本和印度）
   the countries of Asia, especially China, Japan and India
4. （旧时）东欧共产主义国家
   (in the past) the Communist countries of Eastern Europe
   1. East-West relations
      东西方关系

adj.

1. 东方的；向东的；东部的
   in or towards the east
   1. East Africa
      东非
   2. They live on the east coast.
      他们住在东海岸。
2. 东风的；东方吹来的
   an east wind blows from the east

adv.

1. 向东；朝东
   towards the east
   1. The house faces east.
      房子朝东。

1. N-UNCOUNT 东;东方
   The east is the direction where the sun rises.
   1. ...the vast swamps which lie to the east of the River Nile...
      尼罗河东面广阔的沼泽
   2. The principal range runs east to west.
      主体山脉呈东西走向。
2. N-SING 东部
   The east of a place, country, or region is the part which is in the east.
   1. ...a village in the east of the country...
      这个国家东部的一个村庄
   2. They are said to control large parts of the east and south of the country.
      据说他们控制了该国东部和南部的大片地区。
3. ADV 向东;朝东
   If you go east, you travel towards the east.
   1. To drive, go east on Route 9.
      如果开车，在9号公路向东行驶。
4. ADV 在东方;在东面
   Something that is east of a place is positioned to the east of it.
   1. ...just east of the center of town.
      刚好在市中心以东
5. ADJ 朝东的;东部的
   The east edge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part which is towards the east.
   1. ...a low line of hills running along the east coast.
      沿东海岸延伸的低矮丘陵
6. ADJ 东部的，东面的（用于国名、州名和地区名称中）
   East is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the east of a larger area.
   1. He had been on safari in East Africa with his son.
      他曾和他儿子到东非游猎。
7. （风）从东面吹来的；东风的
   An east wind is a wind that blows from the east.
8. N-SING 东方（指亚洲南部和东部，包括印度、中国和日本）
   The East is used to refer to the southern and eastern part of Asia, including India, China, and Japan.
   1. Every so often, a new martial art arrives from the East.
      时而会从东方传来一种新的武术。
9. See also: Middle East Far East

1. Finzer is not just any East Coast businessman
   芬泽不是个普通的东海岸生意人。
2. She sent her son to a boarding school in the East
   她送儿子上了东部的一所寄宿学校。
3. East Prussia and the rest of Germany were separated, in 1919, by the Polish corridor.
   东普鲁士和德国的其他地区于1919年被波兰走廊分隔。
4. Their hope was that a new and better East Germany could be born
   他们希望能够诞生一个崭新的、更加美好的东德。
5. Under normal conditions, the ocean currents of the tropical Pacific travel from east to west
   在正常情况下，太平洋的热带洋流自东向西流。
6. The division between the prosperous west and the impoverished east remains.
   繁荣的西部和贫穷的东部之间的差距仍然存在。
7. The principal range runs east to west.
   主体山脉呈东西走向。
8. They are said to control large parts of the east and south of the country.
   据说他们控制了该国东部和南部的大片地区。
9. To drive, go east on Route 9.
   如果开车，在9号公路向东行驶。
10. He had been on safari in East Africa with his son.
    他曾和他儿子到东非游猎。
11. Every so often, a new martial art arrives from the East.
    时而会从东方传来一种新的武术。
12. The conflict in the North and East of the island was a fight to the finish.
    该岛北部和东部的冲突是一场你死我活的斗争。
13. Citizens of East Beirut went to ground in basements and shelters.
    东贝鲁特的市民们躲进了地下室和掩体中。
14. The Nile flows from Lake Victoria in East Africa north to the Mediterranean Sea.
    尼罗河由东非的维多利亚湖向北流至地中海。
15. The East and the West can work together for their mutual benefit and progress
    东西方可以为彼此共同的利益和发展而合作。
16. They're all from Newcastle in the North East of England.
    他们都来自英格兰东北部的纽卡斯尔。
17. They signed an agreement that parcelled out the Middle East into several spheres of influence.
    他们签订了一项协议，将中东瓜分为几个势力范围。
18. This message caused perturbation in the Middle East Headquarters.
    这则消息在中东总部引起了不安。
19. President Hussein called on all countries in the Middle East to scrap nuclear or chemical weapons
    侯赛因总统号召中东所有国家放弃核武器和化学武器。
20. Middle East peace talks in Washington showed signs of progress yesterday
    昨天在华盛顿举行的中东和谈有了取得进展的迹象。
21. The Middle East is the world's single most important source of oil.
    中东是世界上最为重要的一个产油地。
22. We have an enormous spread of industries, mainly in the Home Counties and East Anglia.
    我们拥有种类繁多的工业，主要位于伦敦周围各郡和东英吉利地区。
23. East and West are still spying on one another
    东西方仍在互相进行间谍活动。
24. He became superintendent of the bank's East African branches
    他成了该银行东非分行的行长。
25. The first companies to go in took a policy of employing East Germans and training them up
    首批进驻的公司采取了雇佣东德人并对他们进行全面培训的方针。
26. China faces the Pacific on the east.
    中国东临太平洋。
27. The gleam of dawn shimmered in the east.
    东方发亮了。
28. He traversed alone the whole continent of Africa from east to west.
    他独自一人从东到西横越整个非洲大陆。
29. Dawn is beginning to show in the east.
    东方露出了曙光。

  east eastern oriental【导航词义：东方的】

  east adj. 东方的，东部的

〔辨析〕只作定语，用于专有名称时首字母常大写。

  eastern adj. 东部的，东方的

〔辨析〕词义同east，但更常用；表示“东方国家的”时，首字母常大写。

  oriental adj. 东方的

〔辨析〕表示东方国家的，尤指中国和日本的。

noun

1. a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city

2. the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

   Synonym:    due easteastwardE

3. the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point

adj

1. situated in or facing or moving toward the east

adv

1. to, toward, or in the east
   1. we travelled east for several miles
   2. located east of Rome