1. | 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 |
Which way is north? 哪边是北？ | |
cold winds coming from the north 从北方袭来的寒风 | |
Mount Kenya is to the north of(= further north than) Nairobi. 肯尼亚山在内罗毕以北。 |
2. | 北部；北部地区the northern part of a country, a region or the world |
birds migrating from the north 从北方迁徙来的鸟 | |
Houses are less expensive in the North(= of England) than in the South. 北方的房子比南方便宜。 |
3. | （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 |
4. | 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 |
1. | 向北；朝北towards the north |
The house faces north. 这房子朝北。 |
2. | ~ of sth 某物以北nearer to the north than sth |
They live ten miles north of Boston. 他们居住在波士顿以北 10 英里处。 |
3. | (informal) ~ of sth 超过more or higher than sth |
The estimated value is north of $5.4 billion. 估价高于 54 亿元。 |
They've gone to live up north. 他们已经搬到北方去住了。 |
They've gone to live up north. 他们已经搬到北方去住了。 |
