- 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? 哪邊是北？ cold winds coming from the north 從北方襲來的寒風 - to the north (of…)
Mount Kenya is to the north of (= further north than) Nairobi. 肯尼亞山在内羅畢以北。 views of distant mountains to north and south 南北遠山的景色
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；北部地區 birds migrating from the north 從北方遷徙來的鳥 - 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. 他們想逃離北方的寒冷。 The main road ran across the north of the island. 主幹道穿過島的北部。 There's been a severe earthquake in the north of the country. 該國北部發生了嚴重地震。 Edinburgh was called the Athens of the North. 愛丁堡被稱爲北方的雅典。
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 （美國南北戰爭時與南方作戰的）北部各州，北方 Some delegates from Virginia voted to join the North. 弗吉尼亞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 北方發達國家（尤指歐洲和北美各國） The North refused to commit itself to safeguarding species diversity. 朝鮮拒絕承諾保護物種多樣性。
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch noord and German nord.