- usually the north
the direction that is on your left when you watch the sun rise; one of the four main points of the compass 北；北方 Which way is north? 哪边是北？ cold winds coming from the north 从北方袭来的寒风 - to the north (of…)
Mount Kenya is to the north of (= further north than) Nairobi. 肯尼亚山在内罗毕以北。 views of distant mountains to north and south 南北远山的景色
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- magnetic
- true
- frozen
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- the north, the North
the northern part of a country, a region or the world 北部；北部地区 birds migrating from the north 从北方迁徙来的鸟 - in the north
Houses are less expensive in the North (= of England) than in the South. 北方的房子比南方便宜。 They wanted to escape the cold of the north. 他们想逃离北方的寒冷。 The main road ran across the north of the island. 主干道穿过岛的北部。 There's been a severe earthquake in the north of the country. 该国北部发生了严重地震。 Edinburgh was called the Athens of the North. 爱丁堡被称为北方的雅典。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- magnetic
- true
- frozen
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- the North
the north-east states of the US which fought against the South in the American Civil War （美国南北战争时与南方作战的）北部各州，北方 Some delegates from Virginia voted to join the North. 弗吉尼亚的一些代表投票加入了北方。
- the North
the richer and more developed countries of the world, especially in Europe and North America 北方发达国家（尤指欧洲和北美各国） The North refused to commit itself to safeguarding species diversity. 朝鲜拒绝承诺保护物种多样性。
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch noord and German nord.