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N-UNCOUNT
东;东方
The east is the direction where the sun rises.
例句
...the vast swamps which lie to the east of the River Nile...
尼罗河东面广阔的沼泽
The principal range runs east to west.
主体山脉呈东西走向。
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N-SING
东部
The east of a place, country, or region is the part which is in the east.
例句
...a village in the east of the country...
这个国家东部的一个村庄
They are said to control large parts of the east and south of the country.
据说他们控制了该国东部和南部的大片地区。
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ADV
向东;朝东
If you go east, you travel towards the east.
例句
To drive, go east on Route 9.
如果开车，在9号公路向东行驶。
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ADV
在东方;在东面
Something that is east of a place is positioned to the east of it.
例句
...just east of the center of town.
刚好在市中心以东
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ADJ
朝东的;东部的
The east edge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part which is towards the east.
例句
...a low line of hills running along the east coast.
沿东海岸延伸的低矮丘陵
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ADJ
东部的，东面的（用于国名、州名和地区名称中）
East is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the east of a larger area.
例句
He had been on safari in East Africa with his son.
他曾和他儿子到东非游猎。
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ADJ
（风）从东面吹来的；东风的
An east wind is a wind that blows from the east.
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N-SING
东方（指亚洲南部和东部，包括印度、中国和日本）
The East is used to refer to the southern and eastern part of Asia, including India, China, and Japan.
例句
Every so often, a new martial art arrives from the East.
时而会从东方传来一种新的武术。