- usually the east
the direction that you look towards to see the sun rise; one of the four main points of the compass 东；东方 Which way is east? 哪边是东？ A gale was blowing from the east. 大风从东面吹来。 - to the east (of…)
a town to the east of (= further east than) Chicago 芝加哥以东的一个城镇 The train line facilitates travel between east and west. 这条铁路线方便了东西方之间的旅行。
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the eastern part of a country, region or city 东部；东边 The east of the country is especially popular with tourists. 这个国家的东部特别受游客欢迎。 Around 2 000 teachers from around the East of England attended the conference. 来自英格兰东部的大约2 000名教师参加了会议。 - in the east
I was born in the East, but now live in San Francisco. 我出生在东部，但现住在旧金山。 Elsewhere in the East, wet, unsettled weather will continue until the weekend. 在东部的其他地方，潮湿、不稳定的天气将持续到周末。 House prices in the east have risen significantly over the last five years. 在过去的五年里，东部的房价大幅上涨。 There's been a severe earthquake in the east of the country. 该国东部发生了严重地震。
- the East
the countries of Asia, especially China, Japan and India 亚洲国家，东方国家（尤指中国、日本和印度） European traders started trading with the East in the 15th century. 欧洲商人在15世纪开始与东方进行贸易。
- the East
(in the past 旧时 the Communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe （旧时）中欧和东欧共产主义国家 the centrally planned system of the East 东方的中央计划体制 East–West relations 东西方关系
Word OriginOld English ēast-, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oost and German ost, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin aurora, Greek auōs ‘dawn’.