west

/west/ n. / adj. / adv.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

西;西方;西部;西部的;向西的;从西边来的;向西;朝西

释义与例句

n. 西;西方;西部
the direction towards which the sun sets, or the part of a place that lies in this direction
  1. The sun sets in the west and rises in the east.
    太阳从西边落下,从东边升起。
  2. The farm lies about ten kilometres to the west of the town.
    农场位于小镇以西约十公里处。
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  1. Storms moving in from the west brought heavy rain overnight.
    从西边移来的暴风雨在夜间带来了强降雨。
adj. 西部的;向西的;从西边来的
situated in or facing the west, or coming from the west
  1. The house has a small garden on its west side.
    这座房子的西侧有一个小花园。
  2. The west coast receives more rainfall than the rest of the region.
    西海岸的降雨量多于该地区其他地方。
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  1. Strong west winds brought cooler air during the night.
    强劲的西风在夜间带来了较凉爽的空气。
adv. 向西;朝西
towards the west
  1. We drove west until we reached the coast.
    我们一路向西开车,直到抵达海岸。
  2. The living room windows face west and catch the evening sun.
    客厅的窗户朝西,能照到傍晚的阳光。
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  1. They continued west across the open plain.
    他们继续向西,穿过开阔的平原。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 表示大方向用 west,前面加 the 构成 in/to the west;表示“向西移动”时 west 可直接作副词,如 drive west。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • western 西方的;西部的
    形容词,常置于名词前,如 western Europe;也可指西方文化或美国西部题材。
反义词
  • east 东;东方;向东
    west 与 east 表示相反的基本方向;表示“A 在 B 以西”用 A is west of B 或 A is to the west of B,不机械套用汉语语序改成 A is in the west of B,后者通常指 A 位于 B 内部的西部。
    The railway runs east from the capital to the port. 这条铁路从首都向东延伸至港口。
常见搭配
  • in the west 在西方;在西部
    The sky in the west turned orange as the sun went down. 太阳落山时,西边的天空变成了橙色。
  • west coast 西海岸
    The west coast is famous for its long sandy beaches. 西海岸以绵延的沙滩闻名。
  • go west 向西走
    If you go west for two blocks, you will see the library. 向西走两个街区,你就会看到图书馆。