- usually the east
the direction that you look towards to see the sun rise; one of the four main points of the compass 東；東方 Which way is east? 哪邊是東？ A gale was blowing from the east. 大風從東面吹來。 - to the east (of…)
a town to the east of (= further east than) Chicago 芝加哥以東的一個城鎮 The train line facilitates travel between east and west. 這條鐵路線方便了東西方之間的旅行。
- the east, the East
the eastern part of a country, region or city 東部；東邊 The east of the country is especially popular with tourists. 這個國家的東部特别受遊客歡迎。 Around 2 000 teachers from around the East of England attended the conference. 來自英格蘭東部的大約2 000名教師參加了會議。 - in the east
I was born in the East, but now live in San Francisco. 我出生在東部，但現住在舊金山。 Elsewhere in the East, wet, unsettled weather will continue until the weekend. 在東部的其他地方，潮濕、不穩定的天氣將持續到周末。 House prices in the east have risen significantly over the last five years. 在過去的五年裏，東部的房價大幅上漲。 There's been a severe earthquake in the east of the country. 該國東部發生了嚴重地震。
- the East
the countries of Asia, especially China, Japan and India 亞洲國家，東方國家（尤指中國、日本和印度） European traders started trading with the East in the 15th century. 歐洲商人在15世紀開始與東方進行貿易。
- the East
(in the past 舊時 the Communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe （舊時）中歐和東歐共産主義國家 the centrally planned system of the East 東方的中央計劃體制 East–West relations 東西方關系
Word OriginOld English ēast-, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oost and German ost, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin aurora, Greek auōs ‘dawn’.