the north + noun (of sth)
north 作形容词时一般放在名词前,说明位置或方向在北边,如 the north side、the north door、the north end。
There is a balcony on the north side of the house.
房子北面有一个阳台。
北方的;北部的
向北的;朝北的;来自北方的;北向的;北行的;圣坛北侧的;关于北方的;北方的
Located in or relating to the north; northern.
关于北方的;北方的
Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
朝北;向北
Toward the north; northward.
来自北方的风
Of wind, from the north.
与北行交通有关的走廊部分
Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
指定或位于礼拜仪式的北侧(在教堂中,面向祭坛时左手边的方向)
Designating, or situated in, the liturgical north (in a church, the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar).
The north wind brought cold temperatures.
北风带来了寒冷的温度。
用法提示:此处'north'为形容词,修饰'wind',意为'来自北方的'。
We took the north road to avoid traffic.
我们走了北边的路以避开交通拥堵。
用法提示:此处'north'为形容词,修饰'road',意为'位于北边的'。
The house has a north-facing window.
这房子有一扇朝北的窗户。
用法提示:此处'north'为形容词,与'facing'构成复合词,意为'朝北的'。
north 作形容词时一般放在名词前,说明位置或方向在北边,如 the north side、the north door、the north end。
There is a balcony on the north side of the house.
房子北面有一个阳台。
指从北方吹来的风,常与 wind 搭配。
A cold north wind blew all night.
寒冷的北风刮了一整夜。
用于北美、北爱尔兰等专有名称时,north 首字母大写。
She grew up in North America.
她在北美长大。
与 north 基本同义,常用于地理位置,指明方位或归属;不能表示“向北移动”或“风来自北方”。
强调方向,多用于移动或朝向,如 a northward journey;而 north 作形容词更常表示方位归属。
常用于风、方向或路线,如 a northerly wind;比 north/northern 更具体,不泛指“北部的”。
多用于生态、气候等专业场合,如 boreal forest;日常口语中很少使用,替换 north/northern 会显得生硬。
grammar · medium
易错句子She was born in North Ireland.
正确表达She was born in Northern Ireland.
汉语“北爱尔兰”在英语中固定作 Northern Ireland,不能逐字译成 North Ireland。虽然有些地名用 North(如 North Korea、North Dakota),但爱尔兰岛北部的这个政治实体用的是 Northern,因此应改为 Northern Ireland。
grammar · medium
易错句子We stayed up to watch the north lights.
正确表达We stayed up to watch the northern lights.
表示“北极光”时,英语固定说 the northern lights,不能按汉语“北极光”逐字写成 north lights。这个短语里的 northern 表示“北方的”,是已经固定下来的搭配;north 不能替换它。故应改为 the northern lights。
north 作形容词表示“北方的、向北的、来自北方的”,south 是其直接反义词;指方向或位置时对应,但固定名称如 the North Pole / the South Pole 需分别使用。
北侧,北面
The hotel is on the north side of the city.
这家酒店在城市的北侧。
北风(从北方吹来的风)
A cold north wind was blowing all day.
寒冷的北风刮了一整天。
(山的)北坡,北壁
They climbed the north face of the mountain.
他们攀登了这座山的北坡。
北入口,北门
Please use the north entrance to the stadium.
请从体育场的北入口进入。
北端,北头
She lives at the north end of the street.
她住在街道的北头。
north 是罗盘上的基本方向之一。
north 常用来表示更北即更高的纬度。
north 可指地球北极的方向。
north 与北极地区的地理范围密切相关。
在北半球,越往北冬季越寒冷漫长。
在北部;向北方(尤指英国或某国的北部地区)
They moved up north for a quieter life.
他们搬到北方去过更安静的生活。
超过(某一数量,尤指金额)
The company is worth north of a billion dollars.
这家公司市值超过十亿美元。
(价格、数量等)上升,上涨
Oil prices went north again this month.
这个月油价又上涨了。
北风刮起来了,我们就要有雪了。
This line from a traditional English nursery rhyme uses the north wind as a sign that winter snow is on its way.
这句出自英国传统童谣,用北风来预示冬雪将至。
北风和太阳争论谁更强。
This is the opening of Aesop's fable 'The North Wind and the Sun', in which the north wind and the sun compete to prove their strength.
这是伊索寓言《北风和太阳》的开头,北风和太阳比试谁更强。
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