eastern
英 ['iːst(ə)n]
美['istɚn]
- adj. 东方的；朝东的；东洋的
- n. 东方人；（美国）东部地区的人
英英释意
- 1. lying toward or situated in the east;
- "the eastern end of the island"
- 2. of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States;
- "the Eastern establishment"
- 3. lying in or toward the east;
- "the east side of NY"
- "eastern cities"
- 4. relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world;
- "the Eastern Hemisphere"
- "Eastern Europe"
- "the Eastern religions"
- 5. from the east; used especially of winds;
- "an east wind"
- "the winds are easterly"