east + noun
表示位置或方向在东边，通常放在名词前作定语。
They live on the east coast.
他们住在东海岸。
（风）从东方吹来的；来自东方的；东方国家的；（教堂）东端的；礼仪上朝东的；位于或朝向东方；向东；(风)从东方吹来
Eastern; situated in or toward the east.
位于或朝向东方；向东
Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
(风)从东方吹来
Blowing (as wind) from the east.
属于或关于东方；东方的
Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
来自东方；东方的
From the East; oriental.
指定或位于礼拜仪式的东方
Designating, or situated in, the liturgical east.
The house is on the east side of the lake.
房子在湖的东边。
用法提示：east作形容词放在名词前，表示位于东方的、朝东的。
A cold east wind blew all day.
一整天都刮着寒冷的东风。
用法提示：east作形容词修饰wind，表示风从东方吹来的。
They built a new office on the east bank of the river.
他们在河的东岸建了一座新办公楼。
用法提示：east作形容词修饰bank，说明位置在东方的一侧。
表示位置或方向在东边，通常放在名词前作定语。
They live on the east coast.
他们住在东海岸。
指从东方吹来的风，是固定搭配。
A cold east wind blew all night.
寒冷的东风刮了一整夜。
用于地名或机构名称中，首字母通常大写。
She has travelled widely in East Africa.
她走遍了东非各地。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is a east wind blowing today.
正确表达There is an east wind blowing today.
east 读作 /iːst/，以元音音素开头，不定冠词必须用 an，不能用 a。汉语没有冠词系统，学习者容易在名词前一律加 a；这里只需把 a 改成 an，句子其余部分不动。
grammar · medium
易错句子Their house is in the east side of the river.
正确表达Their house is on the east side of the river.
表示某物位于河、街道、城市的某一侧，英语固定用 on the east side of；in 表示在某一范围内部，与 side 搭配不成立。汉语“在……东边”中的“在”可对应 in 或 on，学习者常直接译成 in，此处应改为 on。
东侧；东边
They live on the east side of the city.
他们住在城市的东侧。
东海岸
We drove along the east coast for two days.
我们沿着东海岸开了两天车。
东风；从东方吹来的风
A cold east wind was blowing all night.
整夜刮着寒冷的东风。
（建筑物的）东翼，东侧部分
The east wing of the hospital is being renovated.
医院的东翼正在翻修。
东端，东头
The bakery is at the east end of the street.
那家面包店在街道的东头。
朝东的
The bedroom has large east-facing windows.
这间卧室有朝东的大窗户。
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