新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

north

英  [nɔːθ]
    

[ADJ, ADV, NOUN]

又拼作 North  
    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1北部的

    The north edge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part which is towards the north.

    双语例句

    例:

    the north side of the mountain.

    山的北面。

    2北的(用于某区域北部的国名、州名或地名中)

    'North' is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the north of a larger area.

    双语例句

    例:

    There were demonstrations this weekend in cities throughout North America, Asia and Europe.

    本周末的示威游行遍布了北美洲、亚洲和欧洲的多个城市。

    3(风等)来自北方的

    A north wind is a wind that blows from the north.

    双语例句

    例:

    a bitterly cold north wind.

    一阵非常寒冷的北风。

    ADV. 副词
  • 1向北方

    If you go north, you travel towards the north.

    双语例句

    例:

    Anita drove north up Pacific Highway.

    安尼塔开车沿着太平洋公路向北行驶。

    2在…以北

    Something that is north of a place is positioned to the north of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    a little village a few miles north of Portland.

    在波特兰以北几英里处的一个小村子。

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 北方

    The north is the direction which is on your left when you are looking towards the direction where the sun rises.

    双语例句

    例:

    In the north the ground becomes very cold as the winter snow and ice covers the ground.

    北方的冬天冰雪覆盖着大地,使得地面变得非常寒冷。

    例:

    Birds usually migrate from north to south.

    鸟儿通常从北向南迁徙。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 北部

    The north of a place, country, or region is the part which is in the north.

    双语例句

    例:

    The plan mostly benefits people in the North and Midwest.

    该计划使北部和中西部的人们最为受益。

    例:

    a tiny house in a village in the north of France.

    法国北部村庄的一栋小房子。

    3[SING 单数型名词] 北方发达国家

    The North is used to refer to the richer, more developed countries of the world.

    双语例句

    例:

    Malaysia has emerged as the toughest critic of the North's environmental attitudes.

    马来西亚已成为对北方发达国家环保态度最严厉的批评者。