the Orient
collocation东方（指亚洲东部）
Marco Polo traveled to the Orient in the thirteenth century.
马可·波罗在十三世纪游历了东方。
东方；日出之处
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东方；日出之处
The east; the part of the horizon where the sun rises.
The Orient has a rich history of ancient civilizations.
东方有着丰富的古代文明历史。
太阳早晨首次出现的地平线部分；东方。
The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.
一种来自美国的梨品种。
A pear cultivar from the United States
高品质珍珠的光泽或颜色。
The brilliance or colour of a high-quality pearl.
Many spices were originally imported from the Orient.
许多香料最初是从东方进口的。
Marco Polo traveled to the Orient in the 13th century.
马可·波罗在13世纪旅行到了东方。
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东方（指亚洲东部）
Marco Polo traveled to the Orient in the thirteenth century.
马可·波罗在十三世纪游历了东方。
在东方；在亚洲
The custom was common in the Orient for centuries.
这种习俗在东方延续了数百年。
东方快车（著名的国际列车）
They took the Orient Express from Paris to Istanbul.
他们乘坐东方快车从巴黎前往伊斯坦布尔。
东方梨（美国培育的一个梨品种）
The Orient pear is prized for its sweet flavor.
东方梨因其甜味而受到珍视。
珍珠的光泽或晕彩
The orient of a pearl is one of the qualities that determine its value.
珍珠的光泽是决定其价值的品质之一。
东方；东亚
She spent her career studying the trade routes that connected Europe to the Orient.
她毕生研究连接欧洲与东方的贸易路线。
东方之珠（香港等城市的誉称）
Hong Kong is often called the Pearl of the Orient because of its beauty and economic importance.
香港因美丽和经济重要性而常被称为“东方之珠”。
《东方快车谋杀案》
Murder on the Orient Express, set on the famous train, is one of Agatha Christie's best-known works.
《东方快车谋杀案》以这列著名火车为背景，是阿加莎·克里斯蒂最知名的作品之一。
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首字母 O 像初升的太阳：orient 指太阳升起的方向（东方），也联想到珍珠的朝霞般光泽。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学描写、诗歌、正式书面语 作为名词，orient 多指‘东方、日出之处’，通常用于文学或正式书面语，带有庄重、诗意的色彩。日常口语中单独这样使用的情况比较少见。
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