north
noun /nɔːθ/
/nɔːrθ/
[uncountable, singular] (abbreviation N, No.)
- enlarge imageusually the norththe direction that is on your left when you watch the sun rise; one of the four main points of the compass
北；北方 - Which way is north?
哪边是北？ - cold winds coming from the north
从北方袭来的寒风 - to the north (of…) Mount Kenya is to the north of (= further north than) Nairobi.
肯尼亚山在内罗毕以北。 - views of distant mountains to north and south
南北远山的景色
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- magnetic
- true
- frozen
- …
- Which way is north?
- the north, the Norththe northern part of a country, a region or the world
北部；北部地区 - birds migrating from the north
从北方迁徙来的鸟 - in the north Houses are less expensive in the North (= of England) than in the South.
北方的房子比南方便宜。 - They wanted to escape the cold of the north.
他们想逃离北方的寒冷。 - The main road ran across the north of the island.
主干道穿过岛的北部。 - There's been a severe earthquake in the north of the country.
该国北部发生了严重地震。 - Edinburgh was called the Athens of the North.
爱丁堡被称为北方的雅典。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- magnetic
- true
- frozen
- …
- birds migrating from the north
- the Norththe north-east states of the US which fought against the South in the American Civil War
（美国南北战争时与南方作战的）北部各州，北方 - Some delegates from Virginia voted to join the North.
弗吉尼亚的一些代表投票加入了北方。
- Some delegates from Virginia voted to join the North.
- the Norththe richer and more developed countries of the world, especially in Europe and North America
北方发达国家（尤指欧洲和北美各国） - The North refused to commit itself to safeguarding species diversity.
朝鲜拒绝承诺保护物种多样性。
- The North refused to commit itself to safeguarding species diversity.
词源Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch noord and German nord.