north

1. N-UNCOUNT The north is the direction which is on your left when you are looking toward the direction where the sun rises. 北方[also 'the' N]

In the north the ground becomes very cold as the winter snow and ice covers the ground. 在北方地麪變得很冷，因爲鼕天的冰雪覆蓋著地麪。

2. N-SING Thenorth of a place, country, or region is the part which is in the north. 北部

The plan mostly benefits people in the North and Midwest. 該計劃使北部和中西部的人們最爲受益。

3. ADV If you go north, you travel toward the north. 曏北方[ADV after v]

Anita drove north up Pacific Highway. 安尼塔開車沿著太平洋公路曏北行駛。

4. ADV Something that is north of a place is positioned to the north of it. 在…以北

...a little village a few miles north of Portland. …在波特蘭以北幾英裡処的一個小村子。

5. ADJ The north edge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part which is toward the north. 北部的[ADJ n]

...the north side of the mountain. …山的北側(cè)。

6. ADJ "North" is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the north of a larger area. (用於某區(qū)域北部的國名、州名或地名中) 北[ADJ n]

There were demonstrations this weekend in cities throughout North America, Asia and Europe. 本周末示威遊行遍佈了北美洲、亞洲和歐洲的多個城市。

7. ADJ A north wind is a wind that blows from the north. (風等) 來自北方的[ADJ n]

...a bitterly cold north wind. …一陣非常寒冷的北風。

8. N-SING The North is used to refer to the richer, more developed countries of the world. 北方發(fā)達國家['the' N]

Malaysia has emerged as the toughest critic of the North's environmental attitudes. 馬來西亞已成爲對北方發(fā)達國家環(huán)境態(tài)度的最強硬的批評者。