新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

northwest

英  [ˌnɔːθˈwest]
    

[ADJ, ADV, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1西北部的

    The northwest part of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the northwest.

    近义词

    northwestern

    双语例句

    例:

    the northwest coast of the United States.

    美国西北部海岸。

    ADV. 副词
  • 1向西北

    If you go northwest, you travel towards the northwest.

    双语例句

    例:

    Take the narrow lane going northwest parallel with the railway line.

    走那条与铁路线平行的通向西北的窄路。

    2在…西北

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

    双语例句

    例:

    Just a couple of hours to the northwest of the capital is the wine-growing area of Hunter Valley.

    朝首都的西北部走两三个小时就到了猎人谷的葡萄酒酿造区。

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 西北方

    The northwest is the direction which is halfway between north and west.

    双语例句

    例:

    four miles to the northwest.

    西北方向4英里。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 西北部

    The northwest of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the northwest.

    双语例句

    例:

    in the extreme northwest of the country.

    在该国的最西北部。