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

• They have clearly embraced Western consumerism.
  他们显然完全接受了西方的消费主义观念。
• The expansion of Western capitalism incorporated the Third World into an exploitative world system.
  西方资本主义的扩张将第三世界并入了剥削性的世界体系中。
• The map shows the rest of the western region, encompassing nine states.
  地图上显示了西部地区的其他部分，包括9个州。
• I think we can date the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely
  我认为我们可以相当准确地确定西方文明开始衰落的年代。
• Western governments have this week urged him to negotiate and avoid force
  西方各国政府本周敦促他进行谈判，避免使用武力。
• The college has brought me into contact with western ideas.
  上大学使我接触了西方的思想。
• 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。
• Korea has been a target of threats and slanders from the major western powers.
  朝鲜一直是西方主要大国威胁和诋毁的目标。
• Western governments have offered aid.
  西方政府提供了援助。