adj.(形容词)

1. 东方的，东部的 ，东边的
2. 向东的， 朝东的
3. 在东方的
4. 东的
5. 来自东方的，从东方来的
6. 东风的
7. 东方吹来的
8. 大陆的东部
9. 圣坛的
10. 在圣坛的
11. 向圣坛的

adv.(副词)

1. 在东方
2. 向东， 朝东，往东
3. 来自东方， 从东方

n.(名词)

1. 东方
2. 东
3. 东部
4. 亚洲国家
5. 东方国家
6. 东风
7. 东边
8. 美国东部
9. 东欧共产主义国家
10. 东面
11. 罗盘上的90º
12. 东郊，东部地区

n.(名词)

1. [S][U]东,东方 point of the horizon where the sun rises; one of the four main points of the compass

adj.(形容词)

1. [A]东方的,向东方的 in or towards the east
2. [A]从东方来的 from the east

adv.(副词)

1. 向东方地 towards the east

Noun:

1. the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

2. the countries of Asia

3. the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River

4. the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point

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

Adjective:

1. situated in or facing or moving toward the east

Adverb:

1. to, toward, or in the east;

   "we travelled east for several miles"
   "located east of Rome"
   

1.东;东方
The east is the direction where the sun rises.

e.g. ...the vast swamps which lie to theeast of the River Nile...
尼罗河东面广阔的沼泽
e.g. The principal range runseast to west.
主体山脉呈东西走向。

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

e.g. ...a village in theeast of the country...
这个国家东部的一个村庄
e.g. They are said to control large parts of theeast 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.向东;朝东
If you goeast, you travel towards the east.

e.g. To drive, goeast on Route 9.
如果开车，在9号公路向东行驶。

4.在东方;在东面
Something that iseast of a place is positioned to the east of it.

e.g. ...justeast of the center of town.
刚好在市中心以东

5.朝东的;东部的
Theeast edge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part which is towards the east.

e.g. ...a low line of hills running along theeast coast.
沿东海岸延伸的低矮丘陵

6.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.

e.g. He had been on safari ineast 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
Aneast wind is a wind that blows from the east.

8.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.

east是什么意思

e.g. Every so often, a new martial art arrives from theeast.
时而会从东方传来一种新的武术。

9. see also: Middle east;Far east

1. east的近义词

1. 東部：带有相同的名称的不同领域的元素可以利用命名域(namespaces)结合在一起. 命名域的问题将在第18章中加以讨论. 但是,即使使用命名域,也不要将同一领域(如本例中的TEAM和LEAGUE)的多个术语给予同样的名称. 每个联赛可分为东部(east)、西部(west)和中部(central)分部,可编码如下:

2.east：english abstracts of scientific and technological theses; 科技论文英文摘要

3. east

3.east：euro african satellite communication; 欧－非通信卫星

4.east：environment animal society of taiwan; 台湾动物社会研究会

1. The wind is blowing from the east.
   风从东方吹来。
2. We looked towards the east.
   我们向东望去。
3. The river is located 10 kilometres east of the city.
   这条河在该市以东10公里。
4. The sun rises in the east.
   太阳从东方升起。
5. I was born in the east.
   我出生于东部。
6. A strange light appeared in the east.
   一束奇异的光线在东方闪现。
7. The rain will spread later to the east.
   这场雨将蔓延到东部。
8. east or west, home is best.
   在家千日好。
9. Japan lies in the east of Asia.
   日本位于亚洲的东部。
10. China faces the Pacific on the east.
    中国东临太平洋。
11. The country lies on the east of France.
    该国紧靠法国东部。
12. Japan lies to the east of China.
    日本位于中国以东。
13. He lives to the east of Exeter.
    他住在埃克赛特的东边。
14. It's a few kilometres to the east of London.
    那是在伦敦以东几公里以外的地方。
15. He lives in a small town to the east of Shanghai.
    他住在上海以东的一个小镇上。
16. The east is the countries in the east.
    “东方”是指东方国家。
17. More Americans visit Europe than the east.
    访问欧洲国家的美国人比访问东方国家的美国人多。
18. This beautiful flower grows in the Far east.
    这种美丽的花生长在远东地区。

用作定语～+ n.

1. The church's east window has beautifully coloured glass.
   教堂朝东的窗子是用精美的彩色玻璃镶嵌成的。
2. He lives on the east coast.
   他住在东部海岸地区。
3. She lives on the east side of the street.
   她住在这条街的东侧。
4. The east wind prevails over the west wind.
   东风压倒西风。

用作状语

1. The room faces east, so we get the morning sun.
   我们的房间朝东,所以我们上午有阳光。
2. The plane flew east.
   飞机往东飞去。
3. We are travelling east.
   我们向东旅行。
4. They were heading almost due east.
   他们几乎是朝着正东方向进发。
5. Walk east to find a lodging.
   往东走找个住处。
6. Walk two blocks east, take a left at 19th, then you'll find the post office.
   向东走过两条街,在19道街向左拐,你就找到邮局了。
7. The wind was blowing east.
   正在刮东风。
8. Cleveland is a long way east of Chicago.
   克利夫兰是在芝加哥以东很远的地方。
9. There were areas of open country east of the river.
   在河的东岸是一片片的旷野。
10. Smith went out east as a young man.
    史密斯年轻的时候就到亚洲去了。
11. He's gone back east on business.
    他到东部做生意去了。
12. Mrs. Ben and her husband are now living down east.
    本夫人和她的丈夫现在住在新英格兰一带。

about east

〈口语〉大体正确（的方向）；适宜 properly; about right

• The wind's east, and I'm damned if it hasn't begun to rain.

  出自：G. Greene

Take the east road, it's the shortest way.

走东边这条路吧,这是最近的路。

He traveled east.

他向东旅行。

China is in the east of the world.

中国位于世界的东方。

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

太阳从东方升起，在西方落下。

I was born in the east, but now live in Los Angeles.

我出生于东部，但现在住在洛杉矶。

Our school is in the east of Beijing.

我们学校在北京的东部。

Which way is east?

哪边是东？

A gale was blowing from the east.

大风从东面吹来。

a town to the east of (= further east than) Chicago

芝加哥以东的一个城镇

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。

east-West relations

东西方关系

east Africa

东非

They live on the east coast.

他们住在东海岸。

The house faces east.

房子朝东。

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

沿东海岸延伸的低矮丘陵

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

他曾和他儿子到东非游猎。

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。

...just east of the center of town.

刚好在市中心以东

To drive, go east on Route 9.

如果开车，在9号公路向东行驶。

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。

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

这个国家东部的一个村庄

The principal range runs east to west.

主体山脉呈东西走向。

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

尼罗河东面广阔的沼泽

This room faces east.

这间房子向东.

The news was beamed to east Africa by satellite.

新闻通过卫星向东非广播.

In the east, the air is humid in summer.

在东方, 夏季空气潮湿.

The Changjiang River empties into the east China Sea.

长江注入东海.

The wind has worked around to the east.

风向已逐渐转东.

Red flags flow in the east wind.

红旗在东风中飘扬.

n.(名词)

1. east的基本意思是“东,东方”,指与西方相对的一个特定的方向,即日出的方向。
2. east可与介词at, in, on, to等搭配,表示“位于…的东方”。
3. east用作主语时一般用作专有名词,首字母常大写。
4. the east通常指世界东部地区,即亚洲,也可指美国密西西比河以东的地区。

adj.(形容词)

1. east用作形容词时的意思是“东方的,向东方的”,指某人或某事处于在东部或趋向于东方的状态。
2. east在句中只能用作定语,无比较级和最高级形式。

adv.(副词)

1. east用作副词时的意思是“向东方地”,指以东方为目的地而进行的运动或呈现的状态。
2. east的首字母可大写,也可不大写,当它与介词of搭配时,表示“在…以东”。
3. east在表示“到东方去了”时,英式英语说out east(指“到亚洲去了”),美式英语说back east(指“到美国东部去了”)。美国人说down east,指新英格兰(包括美国东北部6个州)一带。

n.(名词)

at the east of, in the east of, on the east of, to the east of

这几个短语都可以表示“位于…的东部”。其区别是：

at the east of指两地互不包括,且距离较近。例如:

Taiwan is at the east of Fujian.台湾在福建的东边。

in the east of指一个地区包括在另一个地区之内,位于该地区的东部。例如:

China lies in the east of Asia.中国位于亚洲的东部。

on the east of指两地接壤,一地位于另一地之东。例如:

Tianjin is on the east of Beijing.天津在北京的东边。

to the east of指两地相隔较远,一地位于另一地之东。例如:

China lies to the east of England.中国位于英格兰的东方。

adj.(形容词)

east, eastern, easterly

这三个词的共同意思是“来自东方的”。其区别是：

1.east多用来表示世界或某一个国家的东部,界限比较分明,且可用于专有名词前; eastern的界限不太分明。例如:

All these countries are eastern countries.所有这些国家都是东方国家。

easterly除表示“来自东方的”外,还表示“向东的,东面的”。例如:

The ship continued to hold her easterly course.这艘船继续她向东的进程。

2.修饰抽象名词时须用eastern,不用east。

n.(名词)

太阳从东方升起,从西方落下。

误 The sun rises from the east and goes down from the west.

正 The sun rises in the east and goes down in the west.

析 “从东方升起”介词不能用from,只能用in。

adj.(形容词)

这个故事发生在伦敦东区。

误 The story took place in east End of London.

正 The story took place in the east End of London.

析 the east End在表示“伦敦东区”时,前必须加定冠词the。

adv.(副词)

他告诉建筑师,说他们的房子要朝东。

误 They told the architect that they wanted the house to face the east.

正 They told the architect that they wanted the house to face east.

析 “面向东,朝向东”应说face east, east前不需要任何冠词。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的east，意为东。