1N-UNCOUNT 东;东方The east is the direction where the sun rises. 东;东方
...the vast swamps which lie to the east of the River Nile. [+ of]
尼罗河东面广阔的沼泽
The principal range runs east to west.
主体山脉呈东西走向。
2N-SING 东部The east of a place, country, or region is the part which is in the east. 东部
...a village in the east of the country. [+ of]
这个国家东部的一个村庄
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。
3ADV [ADVERB after verb]向东;朝东 If you go east, you travel towards the east. 向东;朝东
To drive, go east on Route 9.
如果开车,在9号公路向东行驶。
4ADV 在东方;在东面 Something that is east of a place is positioned to the east of it. 在东方;在东面
...just east of the center of town. [+ of]
刚好在市中心以东
5ADJ [ADJ n]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. 朝东的;东部的
...a low line of hills running along the east coast.
沿东海岸延伸的低矮丘陵
6ADJ [ADJ n]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. 东部的,东面的(用于国名、州名和地区名称中)
He had been on safari in East Africa with his son.
他曾和他儿子到东非游猎。
7ADJ (风)从东面吹来的;东风的 An east wind is a wind that blows from the east. (风)从东面吹来的;东风的
8N-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. 东方(指亚洲南部和东部,包括印度、中国和日本)
Every so often, a new martial art arrives from the East.