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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

    • Physical and ideological barriers had come down in Eastern Europe.
      物质和意识形态上的障碍在东欧已不复存在。
    • The wild card in the picture is Eastern Europe.
      整个局势中的变数是东欧。
    • A cyclone in the Bay of Bengal is threatening the eastern Indian states.
      发生在孟加拉湾的飓风正威胁着印度东部各邦。
    • 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。
    • They are planning to open a factory in Eastern Europe
      他们计划在东欧开办一家工厂。
    • A consortium plans to build a natural-gas pipeline from Russia to supply eastern Germany.
      一家财团计划建造一条从俄罗斯向德国东部输送天然气的管道。
    • 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。
    • In accent and mannerism he appeared to be completely Eastern European.
      从口音和举止来看,他像一个地道的东欧人。
    • The boost to human rights came with the release of prisoners of conscience in Eastern Europe.
      随着东欧政治犯的释放,人权状况大为改善。
    • 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。