west

1.西；西方the direction that you look towards to see the sun go down; one of the four main points of the compass

Which way is west?哪边是西？

Rain is spreading from the west.雨正从西边袭来。

He lives to the west of(= further west than) the town.他住在这个城镇以西的地方。

2.西方（与东方国家相对照的欧洲和北美）Europe, N America and Canada, contrasted with Eastern countries

I was born in Japan, but I've lived in the West for some years now.我出生在日本，但已在西方居住了一些年了。

3.美国西部the western side of the US

the history of the American West美国西部的历史

4.（旧时与共产党执政的东欧国家相对应的）西方国家，西欧及北美(in the past) Western Europe and N America, when contrasted with the Communist countries of Eastern Europe

East-West relations东西方关系

1.西方的；向西的；西部的in or towards the west

West Africa西非

the west coast of Scotland苏格兰西海岸

2.西风的；西方吹来的awest wind blows from the west

1.向西；朝西towards the west

This room faces west.这个房间朝西。