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单词 northwest
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northwest

(nɔrθwɛst)
regional note: in BRIT, also use north-west
1. uncountable noun [also the N]
The northwest is the direction which is halfway between north and west.
...four miles to the northwest.
2. singular noun
The northwest of a place, country, or region is the part which is toward the northwest.
...in the extreme northwest of the country.
3. adverb [ADV after v]
If you go northwest, you travel toward the northwest.
Take the narrow lane going northwest parallel with the railroad line.
4. adverb [ADV of n]
Something that is northwest of a place is positioned to the northwest of it.
Just a couple of hours to the northwest of the capital is the wine-growing area ofHunter Valley.
5. adjective [ADJ n]
The northwest part of a place, country, or region is the part which is toward the northwest.
...the northwest coast of the United States.

northwest in British English

(ˌnɔːθˈwɛst, nautical ˌnɔːˈwɛst)
noun
1. 
the point of the compass or direction midway between north and west, 315° clockwise from north
2.  the northwest
adjective also: northwestern
3. (sometimes capital)
of or denoting the northwestern part of a specified country, area, etc
northwest Greenland
adjective, adverb
4. 
in, to, towards, or (esp of the wind) from the northwest
Symbol: NW
Derived forms
northwesternmost (ˌnorthˈwesternmost)
adjective

Northwest in British English

(ˌnɔːθˈwɛst)
noun the Northwest
1. 
the northwestern part of England, esp Lancashire and the Lake District
2. 
the northwestern part of the US, consisting of the states of Washington, Oregon, and sometimes Idaho
3. 
(in Canada) the region north and west of the Great Lakes

northwest in American English

(ˌnɔrθˈwɛst; Nautical ˌ nɔrˈwɛst)
noun
1. 
the direction, or the point on a mariner's compass, halfway between north and west; 45° west of due north
2. 
a district or region in or toward this direction
adjective
3. 
in, of, to, toward, or facing the northwest
4. 
from the northwest
a northwest wind
adverb
5. 
in or toward the northwest
Idioms:
the Northwest

Examples of 'northwest' in a sentence
northwest

Into the weekend the winds increased as low pressure swept in towards the northwest.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Now this remote region in northwest Siberia is under threat from global warming.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The far northwest coast of Tasmania is a wild place.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The road takes us through a second riverside village, six miles northwest of the first.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The heavy rain that has swamped much of the country is going to move towards northwest Scotland.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Last year, the northwest was the region which made the most use of food bank.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A couple of miles northwest of the city centre.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Twelve miles northwest of the city the drilling of the first well began last week in the small hamlet of Richmond.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Overnight the winds strengthened as an area of low pressure tracked towards the northwest, and today looks wet again with gales possible.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I spend a contemplative hour inside before resuming my walk - this time northwest towards the cathedral.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He was selected to contest the northwest London seat in September.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
His goals helped lift the northwest side into the Football League.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The northwest coast is mild and wet, whilst the Mediterranean coast is warmer and drier.
Jilbert, John Geography Basic Facts (1983)
His family has farmed in the same mountainous corner of northwest England for more than 600 years.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Enjoy a real treasure from the Piedmont region of northwest Italy.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The beach, on the northwest coast of the island, is popular with surfers.
The Sun (2013)
Few Australians have made it to their country's far northwest corner.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This ambitious family-run Japanese has been wowing the northwest suburbs with its accomplished dishes for nearly a generation.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
On its northeastern flank, the rains are only making slow headway, but the monsoon is soaking the northwest region ahead of schedule.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)

In other languages
northwest

British English: northwest /ˌnɔːθˈwɛst; ˌnɔːˈwɛst/ NOUN
The northwest is the direction which is halfway between north and west.
The village is five miles out to the northwest.
  • American English: northwest
  • Arabic: شِمَالٌ غَرْبِيّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: noroeste
  • Chinese: 西北
  • Croatian: sjeverozapad
  • Czech: severozápad
  • Danish: nordvest
  • Dutch: noordwesten
  • European Spanish: noroeste
  • Finnish: luode
  • French: nord-ouest
  • German: Nordwesten
  • Greek: βορειοδυτικά
  • Italian: nord-ovest
  • Japanese: 北西
  • Korean: 북서쪽
  • Norwegian: nordvest
  • Polish: północny zachód
  • European Portuguese: noroeste
  • Romanian: nord-vest
  • Russian: северо-запад
  • Latin American Spanish: noroeste
  • Swedish: nordväst
  • Thai: ทิศตะวันตกเฉียงเหนือ
  • Turkish: kuzeybatı
  • Ukrainian: північний захід
  • Vietnamese: tây bắc
British English: northwest ADJECTIVE
The north-west part of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the north-west.
...the northwest coast of the country.
  • American English: northwest
  • Brazilian Portuguese: noroeste
  • Chinese: 西北部的
  • European Spanish: del noroeste
  • French: nord-ouest
  • German: Nordwest-
  • Italian: nordoccidentale
  • Japanese: 北西にある
  • Korean: 북서쪽의
  • European Portuguese: noroeste
  • Latin American Spanish: del noroeste
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