west

west
noun
(一般作 the west)

the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinoxes, on the left-hand side of a person facing north, or the part of the horizon lying in this direction
西；西方
the evening sun glowed from the west.
傍晚的太阳从西边照耀。
a patrol aimed to create a diversion to the west of the city.
为牵制敌方到城市西面而进行的巡逻。
■the compass point corresponding to this
西方
the western part of the world or of a specified country, region, or town
西部（指世界或某个国家、地区或城镇的西部地区）
it will become windy in the west.
西部将刮风。
■(一般作 the West)Europe and its culture seen in contrast to other civilizations
西方国家（指欧洲及其文化，与其他文明相对）
■(一般作 the West)(historical)the non-Communist states of Europe and North America, contrasted with the former Communist states of eastern Europe
(史)西方国家（与东欧前共产主义国家相对的欧洲和北美洲的非共产主义国家）
■(一般作 the West)the western part of the United States, especially the states west of the Mississippi
（美国）西部（尤指密西西比河以西诸州）
[as name](West)(Bridge)the player sitting to the right of North and partnering East
(桥牌)坐在西首位置的人

adjective

[attrib.]lying towards, near, or facing the west
西的，西方的，西部的；在西的；向西的
the west coast.
西部海岸。
■(of a wind) blowing from the west
（风）从西面来的
of or denoting the western part of a specified area, city, or country or its inhabitants
（有关）西部的
West Africa.
西非。

adverb

常用词组
go west

语源

Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German west, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hesperos, Latin vesper 'evening'

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