west
n[sing]
(abbr 縮寫 W)
1 the west point on the horizon where the sun sets; one of the four main points of the compass 西; 西方
The rain is coming from the west. 這場雨是從西面來的.
Bristol is in the west of England. 布里斯托爾位於英格蘭的西部.
She lives to the west of (ie further west than) Glasgow. 她住在格拉斯哥以西的地方. Cf 參看 east, north, south.2 the West
(a) the non-Communist countries of Europe and America 西方國家(歐美非共產黨執政的國家).
(b) Europe, contrasted with Oriental countries 西方(歐洲, 與東方國家相對照).
3 the West the western side of the USA 美國西部
She's lived in the West (eg California) for ten years now. 她在西部(如加利福尼亞州)到現在已住了十年了.
4 (idm 習語) go `west (dated sl 舊, 俚) be destroyed, used up, ruined, etc 完蛋; 用光; 毀滅; 歸西; 上西天
There was a fire, and five years of research work went west. 失了一場火, 五年的研究工作毀於一旦. west, adj [attrib 作定語]
1 in or towards the west 在西方的; 向西方的; 朝西的
the west side of London 倫敦的西部.
2 (of winds) blowing from the west (指風)來自西方的. Cf 參看 westerly. west, adv towards the west 向西方: travel west 向西方行進
three miles west of here 從這里向西三英里
The building faces west. 這座建筑物面朝西.
?? 擴展釋義
*[west]n. 西方, 西部a. 西方的, 向西的ad. 向西, 自西方, 在西方相關詞組: go west to the west of