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east             east              ★                    /        iːst                ;          NAmE                iːst                /                              noun                ,                  adjective                ,                  adverb                            east      easts                            noun        ★                    [uncountable        ,     singular      ]              (      abbr.E      )              1      ★              (        usuallythe east        )                    the direction that you look towards to see the sun rise; one of the four main points of the          compass          东；东方                            ◆        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                    ☞compare                                            north                                      ,                                            south                                      ,                                            west                                                  2      ★              (        alsoEast        )                    the eastern part of a country, region or city          东部；东边                            ◆        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。                    3      ★      the East              the countries of Asia, especially China, Japan and India          亚洲国家，东方国家（尤指中国、日本和印度）                            4      the East              (in the past) the Communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe          （旧时）中欧和东欧共产主义国家                            ◆        East-West relations        东西方关系                                  adjective        ★                    [only before noun      ]              1      ★              (        alsoEast        )                    (        abbr.E        )                    in or towards the east          东方的；向东的；东部的                            ◆        East Africa        东非                    ◆        They live on the east coast.        他们住在东海岸。                    2      ★              an          east windblows from the east          东风的；东方吹来的                            ☞compare                                            easterly                                                                adverb        ★                    towards the east        向东；朝东                    ◆      The house faces east.      房子朝东。                  east              /        iːst                ;          NAmE                iːst                /             east[i:st]CET4CET6TEM4考研n73364887114406326127212137513025NOUN11101401526Spoken:105148391东方(50%)，东部(34%)，向东方(8%)，东方的(8%)n.东方；东风；东方国家adj.东方的；向东的；从东方来的adv.向东方，在东方n.(East)人名；(英)伊斯特

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Oxford	east ★ / iːst ; NAmE iːst / noun , adjective , adverb east easts noun ★ [uncountable , singular ] ( abbr.E ) 1 ★ ( usuallythe east ) the direction that you look towards to see the sun rise; one of the four main points of the compass 东；东方 ◆ 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 ☞compare north , south , west 2 ★ ( alsoEast ) the eastern part of a country, region or city 东部；东边 ◆ 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。 3 ★ the East the countries of Asia, especially China, Japan and India 亚洲国家，东方国家（尤指中国、日本和印度） 4 the East (in the past) the Communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe （旧时）中欧和东欧共产主义国家 ◆ East-West relations 东西方关系 adjective ★ [only before noun ] 1 ★ ( alsoEast ) ( abbr.E ) in or towards the east 东方的；向东的；东部的 ◆ East Africa 东非 ◆ They live on the east coast. 他们住在东海岸。 2 ★ an east windblows from the east 东风的；东方吹来的 ☞compare easterly adverb ★ towards the east 向东；朝东 ◆ The house faces east. 房子朝东。 east / iːst ; NAmE iːst /
LDC	east1 noun east2 adjective east3 adverb easteast1, East /iːst/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [singular, uncountable] (written abbreviation E) Word Origin Examples word sets Collocations Phrases Word family 1the direction from which the sun rises, and which is on the right if you are facing north: Which way is east?from/towards the east He turned and walked away towards the east.to the east (of something) To the east of the pier were miles of sandy beaches.2the east the eastern part of a country or area: housing problems in the easteast of the east of Scotland east1 noun east2 adjective east3 adverb easteast2, East ●●● S3 W3 adjective [only before noun] (written abbreviation E) Examples word sets Collocations Phrases Word family 1in the east or facing the east: I don’t know the east coast well. He was born in East Jerusalem.2an east wind comes from the east east1 noun east2 adjective east3 adverb easteast3 ●●● S2 W2 adverb Examples word sets Collocations Phrases Word family 1towards the east: We drove east along Brooklyn Avenue.east of a small farming community 18 miles east of Paris an east-facing bedroom2 out east to or in the countries in Asia, especially China and Japan: The drug is being used all the time out east.
WDF	east [i:st] CET4CET6TEM4考研 n733 64887 11440 6326 12721 21375 13025 NOUN1110 1401526 Spoken: 105148391 东方(50%)，东部(34%)，向东方(8%)，东方的(8%) n.东方；东风；东方国家 adj.东方的；向东的；从东方来的 adv.向东方，在东方 n.(East)人名；(英)伊斯特

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