| 释义 |
east¹,east /ist; iːst/n 1. [singular 单数，u] the direction from which the sun rises 东方:◇which way is east? 哪边是东？◇the new road will pass to the east of the village. 新马路将通到村子的东面。 2. the east the eastern part of a country or area ［国家、地区的］东部:◇rain will spread to the east later today. 今天稍后雨将扩大到东部地区。 3. the east a) the countries in asia, especially china and japan 东方［尤指中国、日本等亚洲国家］:◇more open trading between the east and the west 东西方之间更趋开放的贸易 b) the countries in the eastern part of europe, especially the ones that had communist governments 东欧［尤指该地区的前社会主义国家］ |