eastern, east, easterly
这三个词共同的意思是“来自东方的”。它们的区别是：
1.east多用来表示世界或某一个国家的东部,界限比较分明,且可用于专有名词前; eastern的界限不太分明。例如:
All these countries are eastern countries.所有这些国家都是东方国家。
easterly除表示“来自东方的”外,还表示“向东的,东面的”。例如:
The ship continued to hold her easterly course.这艘船继续她向东的进程。
2.修饰抽象名词时须用eastern,不用east。
After a little while , the moon lifted itself above the eastern hills.
少焉, 月出于东山之上.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
In Eastern Europe, one of the side effects of freedom appears to be crime.
在东欧，自由的附带后果之一就是犯罪。
——柯林斯例句
The lake is situated at the eastern extremity of the mountain range.
湖位于山脉最东端。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
A tropical storm is gaining strength in the eastern Atlantic.
在大西洋东部，一场热带风暴的风力正逐渐增强。
柯林斯例句
One detachment pushed into the eastern suburbs towards the airfield.
一支小分队开进了东部郊区向飞机场挺进。
——柯林斯例句
A century ago, eastern Germany was an agricultural hinterland.
一个世纪前, 德国东部是个农业的内陆地区.
——《简明英汉词典》
Industrialists must move fast to take advantage of new opportunities in Eastern Europe.
实业家们必须尽快采取行动，抓住东欧的新机遇。
——柯林斯例句
The building is the symbol of eastern building.
这座建筑物是东方建筑的象征.
——《简明英汉词典》
He is sounding out Middle Eastern governments on ways to resolve the conflict.
他正在探询中东国家的政府要如何解决这次冲突。
——柯林斯例句
The boost to human rights came with the release of prisoners of conscience in Eastern Europe.
随着东欧政治犯的释放，人权状况大为改善。
——柯林斯例句
Physical and ideological barriers had come down in Eastern Europe.
物质和意识形态上的障碍在东欧已不复存在。
柯林斯例句
The greatest challenge for the Americans is understanding the mindset of Eastern Europeans.
对于美国人来说，最大的挑战在于理解东欧人的思维方式。
——柯林斯例句
Mary has gone overboard for some new Eastern religions.
玛丽现已迷上一种新的东方宗教.
——《简明英汉词典》
The wild card in the picture is Eastern Europe.
整个局势中的变数是东欧。
——柯林斯例句
It's in the underdeveloped eastern region of the country that the biggest problems exist.
最大的问题存在于这个国家贫穷落后的东部地区.
——《简明英汉词典》
Political changes in eastern Europe opened the floodgates to thousands of people who wished to emigrate.
东欧的政治剧变打开了移民的泄洪闸,成千上万的人急于移民他国.
——《简明英汉词典》
The situation in Eastern Europe has changed out of all recognition.
东欧的形势经历了巨变。
——柯林斯例句
The rising sun flames the eastern sky.
朝阳映红了东方的天空.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday's earthquake.
东欧的几个国家正在计算昨天的地震带来的损失。
——柯林斯例句
Most Middle Eastern countries have extremely high rates of population growth.
大多数中东国家的人口增长率都极高。
——柯林斯例句
In accent and mannerism he appeared to be completely Eastern European.
从口音和举止来看，他像一个地道的东欧人。
——柯林斯例句
The mountain was clearly defined against the light of the eastern sky.
东方天空的光芒使那座山清晰地显露出来.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
the eastern slopes of the mountain
东山坡
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
The case for aid to eastern Europe is taken as read.
援助东欧的主张被认为完全正确。
——柯林斯例句
The company has transferred to an eastern location.
这家公司已搬到东部某地.
——《简明英汉词典》
He has watched from the sidelines the great developments unrolling in Eastern Europe.
他一直在一旁关注东欧相继取得的重大进展。
——柯林斯例句
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