English → Chinese
east
/BrE iːst 
, AmE ist /
▶[Points of the compass] A noun [uncountable]
1 (direction) 东; (position or location) 东方; (eastern part) 东部
2 Politics, Geography
the East 东方诸国;
out east; 在遥远的东方
3 History (eastern Europe)
the East 东欧
4 Geography (eastern USA)
the East 美国东部地区
5 Geography (eastern Britain)
the East 英国东部地区
6 History
the East (East Berlin) 东柏林; (East Germany) 东德
7 Games 处在东首位置的一方玩家
B adjective
1 (eastern) 东边的;
on the east side of the island 在岛屿的东侧
2 attrib (from the east) 来自东边的;
an east wind 东风
C adverb
1 (to the east, on the eastern side) 在东边;
east of sth; 在某物的东边
2 (towards the east) 向东;
due east 向正东