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eastern

英 [ˈiːstən]

美 [ˈiːstərn]

adj.  东方的; 向东的; 东部的; (欧洲以东的)亚洲国家的,东方国家的
n.  东方人; (美国)东部地区的人; 东正教信徒

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1588 / COCA.1503

同义词辨析

easteasternoriental【导航词义:东方的】

eastadj. 东方的,东部的
〔辨析〕
只作定语,用于专有名称时首字母常大写。
〔例证〕
They live on the east coast.
他们住在东海岸。
Take the east road; it's the shortest way.
走东边这条路吧,这是最近的路。
She was born in East Jerusalem.
她出生在东耶路撒冷。
easternadj. 东部的,东方的
〔辨析〕
词义同east,但更常用;表示“东方国家的”时,首字母常大写。
〔例证〕
Eastern cookery/religions
东方烹饪/宗教
The mountains are sharply defined against the eastern sky.
群山在东方天空的衬托下显得轮廓分明。
orientaladj. 东方的
〔辨析〕
表示东方国家的,尤指中国和日本的。
〔例证〕
The professor specializes in oriental history.
这位教授专门研究东方史。
This oriental legend is really fascinating.
这个东方传说很吸引人。

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 东方的;向东的;东部的
      located in the east or facing east
      1. eastern Spain
        西班牙东部
      2. Eastern Europe
        东欧
      3. the eastern slopes of the mountain
        东山坡
    • (欧洲以东的)亚洲国家的,东方国家的
      connected with the part of the world that is to the east of Europe
      1. Eastern cookery
        东方烹饪

    柯林斯词典

    英英释义

    adj

    • from the east
      1. an eastern wind
      2. the winds are easterly
      Synonym:easterly
    • lying in or toward the east
      1. the east side of New York
      2. eastern cities
      Synonym:easterly
    • lying toward or situated in the east
      1. the eastern end of the island
    • relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world
      1. Eastern Europe
      2. the Eastern religions
    • of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States
      1. the Eastern establishment

    双语例句

    • Elephants were often to be found in swamp in eastern Kenya around the Tana River.
      在肯尼亚东部的塔纳河一带经常发现陷入沼泽的大象。
    • The government has started building fortifications along its eastern border.
      政府已经开始沿东部边境修筑防御工事。
    • In accent, mannerism and habit of mind he appeared to be completely Eastern European.
      从口音、举止和思维习惯上看,他完全是东欧人。
    • Most Middle Eastern countries have extremely high rates of population growth
      大多数中东国家的人口增长率都极高。
    • The countries of Eastern Europe immediately started to dominate.
      东欧国家立即开始占据支配地位。
    • Spaniards are worried about German investors deserting Spain for Eastern Europe.
      西班牙人担心德国投资者放弃西班牙而转向东欧。
    • Cash alone will not make Eastern Europe's banks viable
      仅靠现金不能使东欧的银行维持下去。
    • Eastern Europe shows that worker-owned factories can be as inefficient as state-owned ones.
      东欧的经验表明,工人所有的工厂可能和国有工厂一样效率低下。
    • In Eastern Europe, one of the side effects of freedom appears to be crime.
      在东欧,自由的附带后果之一就是犯罪。
    • Industrialists must move fast to take advantage of new opportunities in Eastern Europe.
      实业家们必须尽快采取行动,抓住东欧的新机遇。