north是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the direction that goes towards the part of the earth above the equator, opposite to the south, or the part of an area or country that is in this direction -- 北；北方；北部

  • The points of the compass are north, south, east, and west. 羅盤上的方位點分別為北、南、東和西。

  • The landscape is more mountainous in the north (of the country). （該國）北部多山。

  • Cambridge is/lies to the north of London. 劍橋位於倫敦以北。

  • a north-facing window 朝北的窗戶

  • The North defeated the South in the American Civil War. 美國內戰中北方各州戰勝了南方各州。

• 1 in or forming the north part of something -- （在）北部的

  • North America/Africa 北美／北非

  • the north coast of Iceland 冰島北部海岸

  • Our farm is a few miles north of the village. 我們的農場位於村莊以北幾英里處。

• 2 towards the north -- 向北，朝北

  • Go due (= directly) north for two miles. 往北直走兩英里。

  • The garden faces north and doesn't get much sun in the winter. 花園朝北，冬天沒有多少陽光。

  • I live in London, but my relatives live up north, in Manchester. 我住在劍橋，而我的親戚們住在北部的曼徹斯特。