n (1) 东(方) (direction toward which the earth rotates on its axis; direction in which the sunrise occurs) [U， the～]： The sun rises in the～. 太阳从东方升起。The wind is blowing from the～. 风从东面吹来。

(2) 东部 (region or part of the earth in this direction)： China is in the～of Asia. 中国位于亚洲的东部。The small town lies to the～of the city. 这个小镇位于该市以东。The U.S.A. faces the Atlantic Ocean on the～. 美国东临大西洋。Latitudes are the lines that go from～to west. 纬度即从东向西排列的线。

(3) 1) 东方 (指亚洲及印度洋和太平洋中靠近亚洲的岛屿) (Asia and the nearby islands of the Indian and Pacific oceans) [U，the E～]：Both Japan and China are countries of the E～. 日本和中国都是东方国家。Yoga originated in the E～. 瑜伽起源于东方。2) 欧洲以东的地区 (the part of the world to the east of Europe)： Near/Middle/Far E～近东/中东/远东;3) 美国东部 (part of the United States along or near the Atlantic Coast) [U，the～];

adj (1) 东方(部)的 (of，in，or toward the east) [作attrib]：the～bank of the river/the～end of the town 河的东岸/城市的东部; She lives on the～coast. 她住在东海岸。Take the～road. It is the shortest way. 走东边的这条路，它是最近的。

(2) 来自东方的(coming from the east)：an～wind 东风;

adv 在(向)东方(in a direction to，from or toward the east)： go/travel～朝东走/ 向东旅行; flow/sail due～向正东流/航行; The house/window faces～.房子/窗户朝东。 The town is (due)～of the capital/the river. 这个城市位于首都/河流的正东面。The wind is blowing～. 现在正刮西风。