west 音标拼音: [w'ɛst]
n .
U 西部,西方
a . 西方的,西部的
ad . 在西方
U 西部,西方西方的,西部的在西方
west adv 1 :
to ,
toward ,
or in the west ; "
we moved west to Arizona ";
"
situated west of Boston "
adj 1 :
situated in or facing or moving toward the west [
ant :
{
east }]
n 1 :
the countries of (
originally )
Europe and (
now including )
North America and South America [
synonym : {
West }, {
Occident }]
2 :
the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees [
synonym :
{
west }, {
due west }, {
westward }, {
W }]
3 :
the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River [
synonym : {
West }, {
western United States }]
4 :
the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point 5 :
British writer (
born in Ireland ) (
1892 -
1983 ) [
synonym : {
West },
{
Rebecca West }, {
Dame Rebecca West }, {
Cicily Isabel Fairfield }]
6 :
United States film actress (
1892 -
1980 ) [
synonym : {
West }, {
Mae West }]
7 :
English painter (
born in America )
who became the second president of the Royal Academy (
1738 -
1820 ) [
synonym : {
West },
{
Benjamin West }]
8 :
a location in the western part of a country ,
region ,
or city West \
West \,
n . [
AS .
west ,
adv .;
akin to D .
west ,
G .
west ,
westen ,
OHG .
westan ,
Icel .
vestr ,
Sw .
vest ,
vester ,
vestan ,
Dan .
vest ,
vesten ,
and perhaps to L .
vesper evening ,
Gr . ?.
????.
Cf . {
Vesper }, {
Visigoth }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to set at the equinox ;
or ,
the corresponding point on the earth ;
that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a direction at right angles to that of north and south ,
and on the left hand of a person facing north ;
the point directly opposite to east .
[
1913 Webster ]
And fresh from the west is the free wind '
s breath .
--
Bryant .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
A country ,
or region of country ,
which ,
with regard to some other country or region ,
is situated in the direction toward the west .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Specifically :
(
a )
The Westen hemisphere ,
or the New World so called ,
it having been discovered by sailing westward from Europe ;
the Occident .
(
b ) (
U .
S .
Hist . &
Geog .)
Formerly ,
that part of the United States west of the Alleghany mountains ;
now ,
commonly ,
the whole region west of the Mississippi river ;
esp .,
that part which is north of the Indian Territory ,
New Mexico ,
etc .
Usually with the definite article .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
West by north }, {
West by south },
according to the notation of the mariner '
s compass ,
that point which lies 111 /
4 [
deg ]
to the north or south ,
respectively ,
of the point due west .
{
West northwest }, {
West southwest },
that point which lies 221 /
2 [
deg ]
to the north or south of west ,
or halfway between west and northwest or southwest ,
respectively .
See Illust .
of {
Compass }.
[
1913 Webster ]
West \
West \,
a .
1 .
Lying toward the west ;
situated at the west ,
or in a western direction from the point of observation or reckoning ;
proceeding toward the west ,
or coming from the west ;
as ,
a west course is one toward the west ;
an east and west line ;
a west wind blows from the west .
[
1913 Webster ]
This shall be your west border . --
Num .
xxxiv .
6 .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Eccl .)
Designating ,
or situated in ,
that part of a church which is opposite to ,
and farthest from ,
the east ,
or the part containing the chancel and choir .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
{
West end },
the fashionable part of London ,
commencing from the east ,
at Charing Cross .
[
1913 Webster ]
West \
West \,
adv . [
AS .
west .]
Westward .
[
1913 Webster ]
West \
West \,
v .
i .
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
To pass to the west ;
to set ,
as the sun . [
Obs .] "
The hot sun gan to west ." --
Chaucer .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To turn or move toward the west ;
to veer from the north or south toward the west .
[
1913 Webster ]
65 Moby Thesaurus words for "
west ":
W ,
antarctic ,
arctic ,
austral ,
boreal ,
cardinal points ,
compass card ,
compass rose ,
degrees ,
east ,
eastbound ,
easter ,
easterly ,
eastermost ,
eastern ,
easternmost ,
eastward ,
half points ,
hyperborean ,
lubber line ,
meridional ,
north ,
northbound ,
northeast ,
northeasterly ,
northeastern ,
norther ,
northerly ,
northern ,
northernmost ,
northward ,
northwest ,
northwesterly ,
northwestern ,
occident ,
occidental ,
orient ,
oriental ,
quarter points ,
rhumb ,
south ,
southbound ,
southeast ,
southeasterly ,
southeastern ,
souther ,
southerly ,
southern ,
southernmost ,
southward ,
southwest ,
southwesterly ,
southwestern ,
sunrise ,
sunset ,
westabout ,
westbound ,
wester ,
westerly ,
western ,
westernly ,
westernmost ,
westward ,
westwardly ,
westwards
48 Moby Thesaurus words for "
West ":
Africa ,
America ,
Antipodes ,
Asia ,
Asia Major ,
Asia Minor ,
Australasia ,
Dixie ,
Dixieland ,
Down East ,
East ,
East Coast ,
Eastern Hemisphere ,
Eurasia ,
Europe ,
Far East ,
Levant ,
Middle Atlantic ,
Middle East ,
Middle West ,
Near East ,
New England ,
New World ,
North ,
North Central region ,
Northeast ,
Northwest ,
Occident ,
Oceania ,
Old World ,
Orient ,
Pacific Northwest ,
South ,
Southeast ,
Southwest ,
Sunbelt ,
West Coast ,
Western Hemisphere ,
Yankeeland ,
continent ,
down under ,
eastland ,
landmass ,
northland ,
the Coast ,
the old country ,
westland ,
wild West
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