north /nɔːθ/ (also North) CET4 TEM4

• 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]

  例：

  In the north the ground becomes very cold as the winter snow and ice covers the ground.

  在北方地面变得很冷，因为冬天的冰雪覆盖着地面。

• 2. 

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

  例：

  The plan mostly benefits people in the North and Midwest.

  该计划使北部和中西部的人们最为受益。

• 3. 

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

  例：

  Anita drove north up Pacific Highway.

  安尼塔开车沿着太平洋公路向北行驶。

• 4. 

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

  例：

  ...a little village a few miles north of Portland.

  …在波特兰以北几英里处的一个小村子。

• 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]

  例：

  ...the north side of the mountain.

  …山的北侧。

• 6. 

  ADJ "North" is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the north of a larger area. (用于某区域北部的国名、州名或地名中) 北 [ADJ n]

  例：

  There were demonstrations this weekend in cities throughout North America, Asia and Europe.

  本周末示威游行遍布了北美洲、亚洲和欧洲的多个城市。

• 7. 

  ADJ A north wind is a wind that blows from the north. (风等) 来自北方的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  ...a bitterly cold north wind.

  …一阵非常寒冷的北风。

• 8. 

  N-SING The North is used to refer to the richer, more developed countries of the world. 北方发达国家 ['the' N]

  例：

  Malaysia has emerged as the toughest critic of the North's environmental attitudes.

  马来西亚已成为对北方发达国家环境态度的最强硬的批评者。