western
adjective (also Western) uk/ˈwes.tən/ us/ˈwes.tɚn/
(DIRECTION)
B1 (written abbreviation W)位于（或来自）西面
in or from the west of a place
western Europe 西欧
California and other western states 加利福尼亚和其他西部各州
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- In the 1800s, thousands of homesteaders settled on the prairies of the western US.
- The Rockies are a mountain range in the western USA.
- In western Europe, a seven- to eight-hour working day is about the average.
- The western edge of the desert is home to many rare species of plants.
- He was an officer on the western front.
(COUNTRIES)
B1 西方国家的
relating to countries in the west part of the world, especially North America and countries in the west of Europe
western opinion/culture 西方国家的观点／文化
a Western-educated engineer 受过西方教育的工程师
western medicine 西药
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- The book discusses the impact of Christian thinking on western society.
- His work explores the influence of Chinese philosophy on western thought.
- Western culture is viewed with suspicion in parts of Asia.
- Parts of the country are beginning to embrace western culture.
- He argued that many western values were antithetical to the teachings of Islam.
western
noun [ C ] (also Western) uk/ˈwes.tən/ us/ˈwes.tɚn/ (UK also cowboy film); (US also cowboy movie)
（描写过去美国西部生活的）西部片
a film based on stories about life in the west of the US in the past
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- John Ford's westerns celebrated the grandeur of the American landscape.
- Westerns often deal with the conflict between outlaws and the defenders of law and order.
- Most westerns are set in the late 1800s.
- The cinema is showing a season of westerns next month.
- The western is his favourite movie genre.