- usually the west
the direction that you look towards to see the sun go down; one of the four main points of the compass 西；西方 Which way is west? 哪边是西？ Rain is spreading from the west. 雨正从西边袭来。 - to the west (of…)
He lives to the west of (= further west than) the town. 他住在这个城镇以西的地方。 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。
- the west, the West
the western part of a country, region or city 美国西部 The west of the country is especially popular with tourists. 这个国家的西部特别受游客欢迎。 Around 2 000 teachers from around the West of England attended the conference. 来自英格兰西部的大约2 000名教师参加了会议。 - in the west
Elsewhere in the West, wet, unsettled weather will continue until the weekend. 在西方的其他地方，潮湿、不稳定的天气将持续到周末。 House prices in the west have risen significantly over the last five years. 过去五年来，西方的房价大幅上涨。 There's been a severe earthquake in the west of the country. 该国西部发生了严重地震。
- the West
Europe, North America and Canada, contrasted with other parts of the world 西方（与东方国家相对照的欧洲和北美） - the West(North American English)
the western side of the US 美国西部 the history of the American West 美国西部的历史
- the West
(in the past 旧时 Western Europe and North America, when contrasted with the Communist countries of Eastern Europe （旧时与共产党执政的东欧国家相对应的）西方国家，西欧及北美 East–West relations 东西方关系
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German west, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hesperos, Latin vesper ‘evening’.