western

英 [ˈwestən]

美 [ˈwestərn]

adj.  西方的; 向西的; 西部的; 西方国家的; (尤指)欧美的
n.  (描写19世纪美国西部，尤指有关牛仔生活的)西部电影，西部小说

复数：westerns　

中考高考IELTS考研

Oxford 3000 / BNC.1008 / COCA.1079

牛津词典

adj.

• 西方的；向西的；西部的
  located in the west or facing west
  1. western Spain
     西班牙西部
  2. Western Europe
     西欧
  3. the western slopes of the mountain
     山的西坡
• 西方的；西方国家的；（尤指）欧美的
  connected with the west part of the world, especially Europe and N America
  1. Western art
     西方艺术

noun

• （描写19世纪美国西部，尤指有关牛仔生活的）西部电影，西部小说
  a film/movie or book about life in the western US in the 19th century, usually involving cowboys

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 西方的;西部的;来自西部的
  Westernmeans in or from the west of a region, state, or country.
  1. ...hand-made rugs from Western and Central Asia.
     来自西亚和中亚的手工小地毯
  2. ...Moi University, in western Kenya.
     位于肯尼亚西部的莫恩大学
• ADJ (来自)西方国家的
  Westernis used to describe things, people, ideas, or ways of life that come from or are associated with the United States, Canada, and the countries of Western, Northern, and Southern Europe.
  1. Mexico had the support of the big western governments...
     墨西哥拥有西方大国的支持。
  2. Those statements have never been reported in the Western media.
     那些言论似乎从来没有被西方媒体报道过。
• (关于19世纪美国西部生活，尤指牛仔生活的)西部电影(或小说)
  Awesternis a book or film about life in the west of America in the nineteenth century, especially the lives of cowboys.

英英释义

noun

• a sandwich made from a western omelet
  Synonym:western sandwich

adj

• lying toward or situated in the west
  1. our company's western office
• of wind
  Synonym:westerly
• relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
  1. the Western world
  2. Western thought
  3. Western thought
• of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River
  1. a Western ranch

双语例句

• Cage was an iconoclast. He refused to be bound by western musical traditions of harmony and structure.
  凯奇是个反传统的人。他拒绝接受西方有关和声和结构的音乐传统的束缚。
• In his celebration speech, he issued a stark warning to Washington and other Western capitals.
  在他的庆祝演说中，他向华盛顿和其他西方国家提出了严正警告。
• The growing number of people seeking refuge in Thailand is beginning to concern Western aid agencies
  到泰国寻求庇护的人日益增多，这开始引起了西方援助机构的不安。
• This permitted Western manufacturers to play their strong cards: capital and technology.
  这让西方制造商得以亮出他们的王牌：资金和技术。
• Buddhist ethics are simple but its practices are very complex to a western mind.
  佛教伦理很简单，但其实践修行对西方人来说却很复杂。
• They put together a Western economic aid package for Moscow.
  他们为莫斯科准备了一整套西方经济援助计划。
• The disintegration of the Soviet Union deprived western intelligence agencies of their main enemies
  苏联解体使西方情报机构丧失了主敌。
• The destruction of war and the death of millions of young people shook the foundations of Western idealism
  战争的破坏和数百万年轻人的死亡动摇了西方理想主义的根基。
• The new design compromises the merits of Chinese and Western styles.
  这个新设计融合了中西式的优点。
• Western governments have offered aid.
  西方政府提供了援助。