northeastern + [noun]
作定语，直接放在名词前，说明该事物位于或来自东北部；指特定地区名称时首字母常大写。
Northeastern China has very cold winters.
中国东北部冬季非常寒冷。
东北的；向东北的
美国东北部的；东北的；与东北有关的；位于东北或来自东北的。；与以东北方向命名的各特定地区有关的。；位于东北方的或朝向东北的；美国一地区,通常包括新英格兰各州、纽约州,有时还包括新泽西州和宾夕法尼亚州
Of, relating to, or located in the northeast; facing or moving toward the northeast.
东北的；与东北有关的；位于东北或来自东北的。
Of, related to, located in, or from the northeast.
与以东北方向命名的各特定地区有关的。
Of or relating to any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
位于东北方的或朝向东北的
situated in or oriented toward the northeast
美国一地区,通常包括新英格兰各州、纽约州,有时还包括新泽西州和宾夕法尼亚州
of a region of the United States generally including the New England states; New York; and sometimes New Jersey and Pennsylvania
The northeastern wall of the old house is covered with ivy.
这栋老房子东北面的墙上长满了常春藤。
用法提示：northeastern 为形容词，表示‘位于东北方的’，修饰 wall。
She transferred to a northeastern university to be closer to her family.
她转到一所东北部的大学，以便离家人更近一些。
用法提示：northeastern 作形容词，表示‘东北部的’，指地点所在的区域。
The company's northeastern branch reported the highest sales this quarter.
该公司东北分部本季度报告的销售额最高。
用法提示：northeastern 为形容词，表示‘东北的’，修饰 branch，指明分部的方位。
作定语，直接放在名词前，说明该事物位于或来自东北部；指特定地区名称时首字母常大写。
Northeastern China has very cold winters.
中国东北部冬季非常寒冷。
与 the 连用，指某一地区靠东北的那一部分。
A storm hit the northeastern coast last night.
昨晚一场风暴袭击了东北部海岸。
用于说明位置，part 后接所限定的大地区。
The town lies in the northeastern part of the country.
这个小镇位于该国的东北部。
grammar · medium
易错句子She grew up in the northeastern China.
正确表达She grew up in northeastern China.
northeastern 是形容词，直接修饰专有地名 China 时不加定冠词：northeastern China。只有「the + 方位名词 + of」这种名词结构才用 the，如 the northeast of China（若后面另有 part 等普通名词，如 the northeastern part of China，也才用 the）。汉语没有冠词，学习者容易把这两种结构混在一起而多写 the。
grammar · medium
易错句子The city lies in the northeastern of the province.
正确表达The city lies in the northeast of the province.
northeastern 只能作形容词，不能充当名词；在「the ___ of + 地点」这一名词性方位结构里要用名词 northeast。汉语的「东北」既能作名词（东北是……）又能直接作定语（东北地区），所以学习者会把形容词 northeastern 直接搬进名词的位置。
美国东北部
The storm moved up the northeastern United States.
风暴向北移动到美国东北部。
中国东北（地区）
Harbin is a major city in northeastern China.
哈尔滨是中国东北的一座主要城市。
东北海岸
They sailed along the northeastern coast of the island.
他们沿着该岛的东北海岸航行。
东北地区
The northeastern region is known for its cold winters.
东北地区以冬季寒冷著称。
……的东北部
The lake is in the northeastern part of the country.
这个湖位于该国的东北部。
东北角
A small town sits in the northeastern corner of the state.
一座小镇坐落在该州的东北角。
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