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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

east [iːst]
  1. 1. noun [s/u] 东方
    The sun rises in the east.
    太阳从东方升起。
  2. 2. noun the East (the Orient) 东方国家
  3. 3. noun [o.f.] [politics] (Iron Curtain) 东方集团
  4. 4. adjective 东部的
  5. 5. adverb 向东方
    the east of Spain
    西班牙东部
    to the east
    以东
    the east wind
    东风
    east of
    ...以东
    It's 15 miles or so east of Manchester.
    它位于曼彻斯特以东15英里左右。

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

east [ɪst] [ɪːst]
  1. 1. noun 东，东方[west之对]
    Which way's east?
    哪个方向是东？
    Walk to the east and you will find it.
    向东走，你就会找到的。
  2. 2. noun 罗盘上的90°（与西正相反）
    You have to drive to the east to find the driveway.
    你得往东开才能找到车道。
  3. 3. noun 东郊，东部地区
    This city is the largest in the east.
    这是东部最大的城市。
  4. 4. noun [East]（世界的）东方（尤指亚洲及其附近岛屿）
    I have been living in the East since 1990.
    1990年以来我一直住在东方国家里。
    Women in the East are very traditional.
    东方妇女非常传统。
    The main philosophy in the East is the Confucianism.
    东方的主要哲学思想是儒学。
    The Middle East peace process is one of the most complicated international affairs.
    中东和平进程是国际事务中最为错综复杂的一项。
  5. 5. adjective 在东方的；东（方）的，朝（或向）东的
    My house is east yours.
    我的房子在你房子的东面。
    The dormitory is east the library.
    宿舍在图书馆的东边。
  6. 6. adjective 从东方（吹）来的
    an east wind
    东风
  7. 7. adjective [East]大陆（或国家）的东部
    East Africa
    东非
    I live in East Los Angeles.
    我住在洛杉矶东部。
    I prefer living in the East coast rather than the West coast of the country.
    相比较于西海岸，我更喜欢住在这个国家的东海岸。
    New York is east of Chicago.
    纽约在芝加哥的东面。
  8. 8. adjective （基督教教堂内的）圣坛的；在圣坛的；向圣坛的
  9. 9. adverb 向东方；朝东；在东方
    They sailed east.
    他们向东航行。
    You just drive east.
    你向东开就行。
    They ran east.
    他们向东跑去。

Collins English-English Dictionary

east [iːst]
  1. 1. n one of the four cardinal points of the compass, 90° clockwise from north and 180° from west
  2. 2. adv Symbol E
  3. 3. n the direction along a parallel towards the sunrise, at 90° to north; the direction of the earth's rotation
  4. 4. n [cards] [usually capital] the player or position at the table corresponding to east on the compass
  5. 5. adj situated in, moving towards, or facing the east
  6. 6. adj (esp of the wind) from the east
  7. 7. adv in, to, or towards the east
  8. 8. adv [archaic] (of the wind) from the east
  9. 9. adv [Etymology] Old English east; related to Old High German ostar to the east, Old Norse austr, Latin aurora dawn, Greek eos, Sanskrit usas dawn, morning
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Examples

India's East by North-East strategy will not succeed unless it is matched by strong support from the Government
印度东部至东北部的战略除非有政府强有力的支持，否则难以成功。
The East Bridge carries traffic across the East River.
东桥承载着横跨东河的交通运输。
The Chinese mainland faces the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the east China Sea and the South China Sea on the east and south.
中国大陆的东部和南部濒临的海域有渤海，黄海，东海和南海。
The lighthouse bears due east.
灯塔位于正东方。 → bear
an east wind
东风 → east
East Africa
东非 → east
an east-northeast wind
东北东风 → east-northeast
an east-southeast wind
东南东风 → east-southeast
East Prussian was an exclave of Germany.
东普鲁士原先是德国的飞地。 → exclave
just east of the church
就在教堂的东面 → just
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