Word · Frequency #789
west
西方；西方国家
the West (the countries of Europe, North America, and South America)
指欧美西方国家时，通常写作 the West，首字母大写。
- 1.
The direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°.
地球自转相反的方向,即270°方向
- 2.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
西方(原指欧洲,现包括北美和南美的国家)
- 3.
The western region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
西部地区；其居民
- 4.
the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
西,基本方位,角度270度
- 5.
In a church: the direction of the gallery, opposite to the altar, and opposite to the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.
教堂中:与祭坛相对、面向画廊的方向,与神父面向东方举行弥撒时的方向相反
- 6.
the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
美国密西西比河以西的地区
地球自转相反的方向,即270°方向；西方(原指欧洲,现包括北美和南美的国家)；西部地区；其居民；西,基本方位,角度270度；教堂中:与祭坛相对、面向画廊的方向,与神父面向东方举行弥撒时的方向相反
In use
The West has a strong influence on global fashion.
Many students who want to learn English hope to study in the West.
Our teacher asked us to compare the East and the West in our essays.
in the west (of ...)
表示方位，后接接地区或地点。
The city is in the west of the country.
这座城市在该国的西部。
west + noun
形容词用法，修饰名词，表示方向。
They live on the west side of the street.
他们住在街道的西侧。
verb + west
副词用法，常与表示移动的动词连用。
We decided to head west for vacation.
Connections
Collocations
- the West
- 西方（指欧美国家）
- The West has influenced global culture significantly.西方对全球文化产生了重大影响。
- west coast
- 西海岸
- They moved to the west coast for a better life.他们搬到了西海岸以追求更好的生活。
- west wind
- 西风
- The west wind brought rain from the ocean.西风从海洋带来了雨水。
- go west
- 向西走；去西部
- They plan to go west for their summer vacation.他们计划暑假去西部。
- west of
- 在……以西
- The town lies west of the river.小镇位于河以西。
- travel west
- 向西旅行
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想西方落日的 'W' 形：太阳西落，west 以 w 开头。
Context & Register
通常用于政治、历史或文化讨论中，指代欧美国家，属于比较正式的用语。
Grammar Note
注意：'west'作名词时不可数；作形容词时通常用于名词前；作副词时用于动词后表示方向。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like best, rest, test share the /ɛst/ sound with 'west'. However, beware of words spelled with -est that have different vowel sounds, such as 'waste' (/weɪst/) or 'feast' (/fiːst/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.