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单词 eastern
释义
eastern
adjective
(alsoEastern)
uk
/ˈiː.stən/us
/ˈiː.stɚn/
(written abbreviationE)
B1
in or from theeastpartof anarea:
（某个地区的）东部的；来自东部的
The easternpartof thecountryis verymountainous.这个国家的东部地区多山。
Until about 1991, the Easternblocwas theSovietUnionand thecommunistcountriesof easternEurope.直到1991年左右，东方集团是指苏联和东欧的共产主义国家。
Buddhismand other Eastern(=Asian)religionsfascinateme.佛教和其他东方宗教让我着迷。
More examples
  • On the easternhorizon, ahugecloudofsmokefromburningoiltanksstretchedacrossthesky.
  • Wewitnessedaremarkablechainofeventsin easternEuropein 1989.
  • Thehurricaneiscenteredover the easternCaribbean.
  • It's in thepoorer,underdevelopedeasternregionof thecountrythat thebiggestproblemsexist.
  • They are thesinglemostsuccessfuleasternartsgroupin theWest.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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  • compass reading
  • compass rose
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  • easterly
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  • geomagnetic pole
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  • magnetic pole
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  • northeastward
  • northerly
  • northern
  • northernmost
  • southern
  • southwestern
  • SW
  • true north
  • western
  • westernmost
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Grammar

Eastoreastern;northornorthern?
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(Definition ofeasternfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

eastern| American Dictionary

eastern
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˈi·stərn/
(abbreviationE.)
in or from theeastpartof anarea:
Milwaukee is in the easternpartof Wisconsin.
(Definition ofeasternfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofeastern

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Numerous semi-public courtyards are also located along the southern,easternand western walls of this palace.
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The entrance to the shaft descended from theeasternedge of the retaining wall of the enclosure.
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Theeasternbelt, the predominant industrial labour area, is the city of chimneys of the textile mills.
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Theeastern, southern, and western parts of the island should not be visited and should serve as refuge areas.
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A delicate and multifaceted interplay between western andeasterncultural orientations continued, however, throughout.
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During the yeareasternwinds prevail in the central andeasternparts of the foothills and the mountains.
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Despite such persistent contact, the western herders never established political hegemony over theireasternneighbours during this long period.
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The doctor told us we should then have one more trawl and then take theeasternrun down which was good news to us all.
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The southern sector is formed by the nor theastern arm of a long ridge extending from theeasternedge of the valley.
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Historians of most other areas can only marvel at the wealth of primary and secondary material available for theseeasterncounties.
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These high-status groups are associated witheasternbuildings (or temples in a few cases) that contain tombs with painted linear decoration and texts.
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A mountain range divides the population into western andeasternsides.
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One primary school in theeasternregion refused to participate in the study.
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Throughout the capitals and entablature blocks, highly polished surfaces in the western bays contrast with rough, chiselled surfaces in theeasternbays [11-22].
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He traveled widely in both theeasternand western part of the province while working there.
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