east 音标拼音: ['ist]
n . 东,东方,东部
a . 东方的,东部的
ad . 在东方,向东方
东,东方,东部东方的,东部的在东方,向东方
east adv 1 :
to ,
toward ,
or in the east ; "
we travelled east for several miles "; "
located east of Rome "
adj 1 :
situated in or facing or moving toward the east [
ant :
{
west }]
n 1 :
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees [
synonym :
{
east }, {
due east }, {
eastward }, {
E }]
2 :
the countries of Asia [
synonym : {
East }, {
Orient }]
3 :
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River [
synonym :
{
East }, {
eastern United States }]
4 :
the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point 5 :
a location in the eastern part of a country ,
region ,
or city East \
East \,
adv .
Eastward .
[
1913 Webster ]
East \
East \,
v .
i .
To move toward the east ;
to veer from the north or south toward the east ;
to orientate .
[
1913 Webster ]
East \
East \ ([=
e ]
st ),
n . [
OE .
est ,
east ,
AS .
e ['
a ]
st ;
akin to D .
oost ,
oosten ,
OHG . [=
o ]
stan ,
G .
ost ,
osten ,
Icel .
austr ,
Sw .
ost ,
Dan . ["
o ]
st , ["
o ]
sten ,
Lith .
auszra dawn ,
L .
aurora (
for ausosa ),
Gr . '
hw `
s , "
e `
os , '
a `
yws ,
Skr .
ushas ;
cf .
Skr .
ush to burn ,
L .
urere . [
root ]
149 ,
288 .
Cf . {
Aurora }, {
Easter },
{
Sterling }.]
1 .
The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to rise 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 which is toward the right hand of one who faces the north ;
the point directly opposite to the west .
[
1913 Webster ]
The east began kindle . --
E .
Everett .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
The eastern parts of the earth ;
the regions or countries which lie east of Europe ;
the orient .
In this indefinite sense ,
the word is applied to Asia Minor ,
Syria ,
Chaldea ,
Persia ,
India ,
China ,
etc .;
as ,
the riches of the East ;
the diamonds and pearls of the East ;
the kings of the East .
[
1913 Webster ]
The gorgeous East ,
with richest hand ,
Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold .
--
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 . (
U .
S .
Hist .
and Geog .)
Formerly ,
the part of the United States east of the Alleghany Mountains ,
esp .
the Eastern ,
or New England ,
States ;
now ,
commonly ,
the whole region east of the Mississippi River ,
esp .
that which is north of Maryland and the Ohio River ; --
usually with the definite article ;
as ,
the commerce of the East is not independent of the agriculture of the West .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
East by north }, {
East 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 east .
{
East -
northeast }, {
East -
southeast },
that which lies 221 /
2 [
deg ]
to the north or south of east ,
or half way between east and northeast or southeast ,
respectively .
See Illust .
of {
Compass }.
[
1913 Webster ]
East \
East \,
a .
1 .
Toward the rising sun ;
or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial ;
as ,
the east gate ;
the east border ;
the east side ;
the east wind is a wind that blows from the east .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Eccl .)
Designating ,
or situated in ,
that part of a church which contains the choir or chancel ;
as ,
the east front of a cathedral .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
60 Moby Thesaurus words for "
east ":
E ,
antarctic ,
arctic ,
austral ,
boreal ,
cardinal points ,
compass card ,
compass rose ,
degrees ,
eastabout ,
eastbound ,
easterly ,
eastermost ,
eastern ,
easternmost ,
eastward ,
eastwardly ,
eastwards ,
half points ,
hyperborean ,
lubber line ,
meridional ,
north ,
northbound ,
northeast ,
northeasterly ,
northeastern ,
northerly ,
northern ,
northernmost ,
northward ,
northwest ,
northwesterly ,
northwestern ,
occident ,
occidental ,
orient ,
oriental ,
quarter points ,
rhumb ,
south ,
southbound ,
southeast ,
southeasterly ,
southeastern ,
southerly ,
southern ,
southernmost ,
southward ,
southwest ,
southwesterly ,
southwestern ,
sunrise ,
sunset ,
west ,
westbound ,
westerly ,
western ,
westernmost ,
westward
48 Moby Thesaurus words for "
East ":
Africa ,
America ,
Antipodes ,
Asia ,
Asia Major ,
Asia Minor ,
Australasia ,
Dixie ,
Dixieland ,
Down 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 ,
West Coast ,
Western Hemisphere ,
Yankeeland ,
continent ,
down under ,
eastland ,
landmass ,
northland ,
the Coast ,
the old country ,
westland ,
wild West
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