North

英 [nɔːθ]

美 [nɔːrθ]

adv.  向北方; 在北方
n.  北;北方; 北部;北部地区; 北方发达国家(指大部分位于北半球的富裕、发达国家)
adj.  在北方的;北部的;向北方的;面朝北的; (用在国家、州和地区名中)北(的); (风)从北方吹来的

中考高考

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1746 / COCA.578

习惯用语

adv.

up north
• 在北方，到北方（尤指英格兰北部）
  to or in the north of a country, especially England
• They've gone to live up north.
  他们已经搬到北方去住了。

牛津词典

noun

• 北；北方
  the direction that is on your left when you watch the sun rise; one of the four main points of the compass
  1. Which way is north?
     哪边是北？
  2. cold winds coming from the north
     从北方袭来的寒风
  3. Mount Kenya is to the north of (= further north than) Nairobi.
     肯尼亚山在内罗毕以北。
• 北部；北部地区
  the northern part of a country, a region or the world
  1. birds migrating from the north
     从北方迁徙来的鸟
  2. Houses are less expensive in the North (= of England) than in the South.
     北方的房子比南方便宜。
• （美国南北战争时与南方作战的）北部各州，北方
  the NE states of the US which fought against the South in the American Civil War
• 北方发达国家（尤指欧洲和北美各国）
  the richer and more developed countries of the world, especially in Europe and N America

adj.

• 北方的；向北的；北部的
  in or towards the north
  1. North London
     伦敦北区
  2. the north bank of the river
     这条河的北岸
• 北风的；北方吹来的
  a north wind blows from the north

adv.

• 向北；朝北
  towards the north
  1. The house faces north.
     这房子朝北。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 北;北方
  Thenorthis the direction which is on your left when you are looking towards the direction where the sun rises.
  1. In the north the ground becomes very cold as the winter snow and ice covers the ground...
     冬天冰雪覆盖大地，北方的地面变得非常寒冷。
  2. Birds usually migrate from north to south.
     鸟类通常由北向南迁徙。
• N-SING 北部;北部地区
  The northof a place, country, or region is the part which is in the north.
  1. The scheme mostly benefits people in the North and Midlands.
     该方案主要的受益者是北部和中部地区的人们。
  2. ...a tiny house in a village in the north of France.
     法国北部村庄里的一所小房子
• ADV 向北方
  If you gonorth, you travel towards the north.
  1. Anita drove north up Pacific Highway.
     安妮塔驱车沿太平洋公路向北行驶。
• ADV 在北方
  Something that isnorthof a place is positioned to the north of it.
  1. ...a little village a few miles north of Portsmouth.
     位于朴次茅斯以北几英里处的小村庄
• ADJ 在北方的;北部的;向北方的;面朝北的
  Thenorthedge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part which is towards the north.
  1. ...the north side of the mountain...
     山的北面
  2. They were coming in to land on the north coast of Crete.
     他们将从克里特岛北海岸登陆上岛。
• ADJ (用在国家、州和地区名中)北(的)
  'North' is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the north of a larger area.
  1. There were demonstrations this weekend in cities throughout North America, Asia and Europe.
     本周末在北美、亚洲和欧洲的多个城市举行了示威游行。
• ADJ (风)从北方吹来的
  Anorthwind is a wind that blows from the north.
  1. ...a bitterly cold north wind.
     凛冽的北风
• N-SING 北方发达国家(指大部分位于北半球的富裕、发达国家)
  The Northis used to refer to the richer, more developed countries of the world.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• They're all from Newcastle in the North East of England.
  他们都来自英格兰东北部的纽卡斯尔。
• He stowed away on a ferry and landed in North Shields.
  他偷乘渡船到了北希尔兹。
• They sailed across the Baltic and North Seas with only a compass to guide them.
  他们仅凭一个罗盘的指引驶过了波罗的海和北海。
• The conflict in the North and East of the island was a fight to the finish.
  该岛北部和东部的冲突是一场你死我活的斗争。
• The Nile flows from Lake Victoria in East Africa north to the Mediterranean Sea.
  尼罗河由东非的维多利亚湖向北流至地中海。
• Birds usually migrate from north to south.
  鸟类通常由北向南迁徙。
• More human remains have been unearthed in the north of the country.
  在该国北部挖出了更多的人类遗骨。
• He learnt his trade as a diver in the North Sea
  他在北海学会了潜水员这一行的本事。
• Anita drove north up Pacific Highway.
  安妮塔驱车沿太平洋公路向北行驶。
• The wind had veered to north, bringing clear skies and a keen frost.
  风向已经转北，带来了晴朗的天空和严重的霜冻。