1The direction toward the point of the horizon where the sun rises at the equinoxes, on the right-hand side of a person facing north, or the point on the horizon itself.

外面正刮着东风。

佛罗里达州以东的大西洋。

1. 1.1 The compass point corresponding to east.
   （罗盘上的）正东
   Example sentencesExamples

   • The prime meridian is the line that separates geographic east from west on the globe.
   • When that happens, the Sun is rising due east, setting due west, and daylight lasts as long as night.

2The eastern part of the world or of a specified country, region, or town.

城市东部的一家工厂。

1. 2.1the East The regions or countries lying to the east of Europe, especially China, Japan, and India.
   东方国家，亚洲国家，东方（指欧洲以东的国家或地区，尤指中国、日本和印度）
   the protection of trade routes to the East

   Synonyms

   the orient
2. 2.2usually the East The eastern part of the US from the Alleghenies on the west and north of the Mason–Dixon line.
   Pittsburgh beat up on the bottom three teams in the East

   Example sentencesExamples

   • People of all backgrounds spread out across the vast expanse of the burgeoning country, establishing farms and towns far from the older cities of the east.
3. 2.3the Easthistorical The former communist states of eastern Europe.
   〈史〉前东欧共产主义国家
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Finally, the material plenty of the West appeared in sharp contrast to the depravity of the East.
   • Hitler made it very clear that war in the East was to be like no other war fought by Germany.

3EastBridge
The player sitting to the left of North and partnering West.

1Lying toward, near, or facing the east.

医院的东翼。

1. 1.1 (of a wind) blowing from the east.
   （风）从东面吹来的
   Example sentencesExamples

   • For two weeks we had a black frost day and night with a strong east wind and then on February 2nd, when everywhere was bone dry at 3pm, the snow started to fall.
   • In the past the water discoloured after three days of the east wind blowing.
   • The east wind was very quiet, almost remorseful.
   • The clouds do start early and there is a strong east wind so it is confusing thinking about how to handle the task.
   • A stiff east breeze blowing across the field helped to keep the crowd - and the fielders - cool as the match started in extremely hot conditions.
   • Over the next 24 hours, temperatures will rise no higher than 3 deg C but the chilly north east winds will make it feel more like minus 5 deg C.
   • A cuckoo called, and swallows swooped low in east winds sucked dry by the hot land.
   • On a blustery morning in March, a biting east wind carrying intimations of snow, a few hardy cranespotters have gathered at the summit of Arthur's Seat to count the current crop.
   • The cove nestles under high cliffs and is protected from all but east winds.
   • The morning was cold and grey, with a cutting east wind.
   • That was replaced by a dry east wind that brought colder but still sunny weather and early morning frosts.
   • Driven by a penetrating east wind, it drifted until every hollow and depression was filled and the landscape assumed the appearance of a vast white prairie.
   • This is because the prevailing east wind continues to stack drifting weeds against the exposed rocks.
   • Leaning against the rail, she let the east wind blow into her face.
   • Then there are winter days when the east wind blows, scouring the sky of clouds and freezing the dunes hard as marble.
   • The east winds are strong on the coast at the buoy's, but it sure looks like it will be lighter inland.
   • Two inlets on either side of this caused some problems, along with that persistent east wind before the storm finally got here.
   • Strong east winds to near tropical storm force have pushed water up to four to six feet above normal levels there.
   • Right now there is just a cold east wind and fine needles of falling rain.
   • The east wind settled down a bit to 10 mph and we decide to run away from it anyway.

   Synonyms

   eastern, easterly, eastwardly, oriental
2. 1.2 Situated in the part of a church containing the altar or high altar, usually the actual east.
   在教堂设有圣坛的一端的（实际上的东端）
   Example sentencesExamples

   • There is an inscription to Frances Matthew beside the great east window of the Minster.
   • That may have been a baptistery, with the tower serving as nave and the lost east annexe as chancel.
   • View the beautiful east window and soak up the sense of history at Carlisle Cathedral, where there are many historical points of interest.
   • The repair and conservation of the east front includes the removal and restoration of the great east window - the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the world.
   • It will cost an estimated £65,000 to repair the fragile east window at All Saints parish church in Otley but churchgoers fear it may be lost unless the money is raised soon.
   • It still stands there flush against the east church wall.
   • Nevertheless, by 1405, the east window was ready to receive its stained glass.
   • All this glass almost certainly came from the east chancel window, in the tracery lights of which the Lovell arms were to be seen until recently.
   • It took ten years to build and has a stained-glass east window that must be seen if in the area.
   • It was believed that the east window of the church dated back to the Reformation period.

2often EastOf or denoting the eastern part of a specified area, city, or country or its inhabitants.

东非的。

To or toward the east.

向东走，他遇见了两个男人。

这条河发源于布伦特福德之东。