go/head/travel + east
east 作副词时直接跟在表示移动的动词后面,中间不加介词。
We walked east along the river.
我们沿着河向东走。
朝向东方;向东;向东方;朝东方
朝向东方;向东
Towards the east; eastwards.
The bedroom window faces east, so the morning sun comes in early.
卧室的窗户朝东,所以清晨的阳光很早就照进来。
用法提示:east 作副词,表示“朝东/向东”,修饰动词 faces,说明窗户朝向。
We walked east along the beach until we reached the old pier.
我们沿着海滩向东走,一直走到老码头。
用法提示:east 作副词,修饰动词 walked,表示行进方向是向东。
The plane flew east over the mountains toward the coast.
飞机向东飞过群山,朝着海岸飞去。
用法提示:east 作副词,修饰动词 flew,说明飞行方向为东。
east 作副词时直接跟在表示移动的动词后面,中间不加介词。
We walked east along the river.
我们沿着河向东走。
说房间、窗户或建筑物朝向东方时,用 face、look 等动词加 east。
Our bedroom windows face east.
我们卧室的窗户朝东。
表示“更靠东”时,把 further 或 farther 放在 east 前面。
The storm moved further east during the night.
夜里风暴进一步向东移动。
due east 指“正东方向”,due 是副词,放在 east 前。
Sail due east for two days.
朝正东航行两天。
grammar · medium
易错句子We walked to east along the river.
正确表达We walked east along the river.
汉语说“向东走/往东走”,容易在英语副词 east 前多用一个介词 to。但 east 本身已是副词,直接作状语修饰 walked,表示“朝东”。若要加介词,则后面必须接带冠词的名词短语 to the east(朝东边、在东方),不能说 to east。
grammar · medium
易错句子We drove East for three hours to reach the coast.
正确表达We drove east for three hours to reach the coast.
表示方向的副词 east 不是专有名词,必须小写。只有指特定地区或专有名称时才大写,如 the East(东方、亚洲)或 East China。汉语没有大小写之分,所以学习者常把方位副词的首字母大写,这是错的。
向东走;朝东行进
After the bridge, head east for two miles.
过了桥之后,向东走两英里。
向东去;往东走
We went east along the coast road.
我们沿着海岸公路向东走。
向东旅行;往东行进
They travelled east across the desert.
他们向东穿越沙漠。
向东开车
Drive east until you reach the river.
一直向东开,直到到达那条河。
面朝东方
The room faces east, so it gets the morning sun.
这个房间朝东,所以能晒到早晨的阳光。
向东移动;向东迁徙
The herd moved east as the season changed.
随着季节变化,兽群向东迁移。
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