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

• Western diplomats have played down the significance of the reports
  西方外交官刻意贬低这些报告的重要性。
• 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。
• It seemed to him that western civilization was in grave economic and cultural danger.
  在他看来，西方文明似乎陷入严重的经济和文化危机。
• This learned book should start a real debate on Western policy towards the Baltics.
  这部学术性著作应该会引发一场关于西方对波罗的海国家政策的大辩论。
• 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。
• They had not foreseen the higher inflation in France when most of Western Europe was crawling out of recession
  当西欧的大多数国家正从经济衰退中缓慢复苏时，他们并没有预见到法国的通货膨胀率会升高。
• 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。
• 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。
• The college has brought me into contact with western ideas.
  上大学使我接触了西方的思想。
• In the contemporary western world, rapidly changing styles cater to a desire for novelty and individualism.
  在当代西方社会，快速变化的时尚迎合了人们追求新奇和个性的需求。