1 (also the west) the direction you look towards in order to see the sun go down; one of the four main directions that we give names to(the points of the compass) 西；西方: Which way is west? 哪边是西方？Rain is spreading from the west. 雨正从西边蔓延过来。There's a road to the west of here. 这儿西面有一条路。 ☞picture at north 见north插图

2 the westthe West the part of any country, city, etc that is further to the west than other parts （国家、城市等的）西部: I live in the west of Scotland. 我住在苏格兰西部。The climate in the West is much wetter than the East. 西部的气候比东部潮湿得多。

3 the West [sing] the countries of North America and Western Europe 西方国家（指北美和西欧的国家） ☞Look at north, south and east 参看north、south及east。