West

[west] or [wɛst]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a location in the western part of a country, region, or city.

(noun.) the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America.

(noun.) the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River.

(noun.) English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820).

(noun.) United States film actress (1892-1980).

(noun.) British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983).

(noun.) the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees.

(noun.) the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point.

(adj.) situated in or facing or moving toward the west .

(adv.) to, toward, or in the west; 'we moved west to Arizona'; 'situated west of Boston'.

费格斯錄入--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to set at the equinox; or, the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a direction at right angles to that of north and south, and on the left hand of a person facing north; the point directly opposite to east.

(n.) A country, or region of country, which, with regard to some other country or region, is situated in the direction toward the west.

(n.) The Westen hemisphere, or the New World so called, it having been discovered by sailing westward from Europe; the Occident.

(n.) Formerly, that part of the United States west of the Alleghany mountains; now, commonly, the whole region west of the Mississippi river; esp., that part which is north of the Indian Territory, New Mexico, etc. Usually with the definite article.

(a.) Lying toward the west; situated at the west, or in a western direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the west, or coming from the west; as, a west course is one toward the west; an east and west line; a west wind blows from the west.

(adv.) Westward.

(v. i.) To pass to the west; to set, as the sun.

(v. i.) To turn or move toward the west; to veer from the north or south toward the west.

西里尔整理

同義詞及近義詞：

n. Occident.

a. Western, westerly, occidental.

安妮特手打

解釋/意思:

n. the quarter where the sun sets: one of the four chief points of the compass: the direction faced when one stands with his back to the high altar of a church: the countries to the west of Europe.—adj. situated towards or coming from the west: opposite the high altar of a church.—adv. towards the west.—v.i. (Spens.) to move towards the west.—adv. West′-about′ towards the west.—v.i. Wes′ter (obs.) to turn westward.—adjs. Wes′tering (Milt.) passing to the west; Wes′terly lying or moving towards west: from the west.—adv. towards the west.—adj. Wes′tern situated in the west: belonging to the west: moving towards or coming from the west.—n. an inhabitant of a western region or country.—ns. Wes′terner a person belonging to the west; Wes′ternism an idiom or other characteristic of western people.—adj. Wes′ternmost furthest to the west.—n. Wes′ting space or distance westward: departure westward: time of setting or reaching the west.—adv. West′ling towards the west.—adj. West′most most westerly.—adj. and adv. West′ward towards the west.—advs. West′wardly West′wards towards the west.—Western Church the Latin Church as distinguished from the Eastern or Greek Church; Western Empire the western division of the later Roman Empire; Western States the states of the American Union lying west of the Alleghanies.—Westward ho! to the west! an old cry of London watermen plying westwards.

手打:萨拜娜