the continent next to Asia in the east, the Atlantic Ocean in the west, and the Mediterranean Sea in the south 欧洲 western/eastern/central Europe 西欧;东欧;中欧
the European Union 欧盟 - (British English)
all of Europe except for the UK (除不列颠群岛以外的)欧洲 British holidaymakers in Europe 在欧洲大陆度假的英国人