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
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The sun sets in the west and rises in the east.
太阳从西边落下,从东边升起。
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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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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
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The house has a small garden on its west side.
这座房子的西侧有一个小花园。
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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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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
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We drove west until we reached the coast.
我们一路向西开车,直到抵达海岸。
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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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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)
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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
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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
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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。
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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。
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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。