单词 | western |
释义 | west·ern I. 1. often capitalized a. < the Western tradition began to take distinctive shape with the mingling of Greco-Roman and Hebraic-Christian elements in the later days of the Roman Empire — J.A.Corry > < in the nineteenth century, the adoption of … superior Western technology appeared to Far Eastern statesmen to be a legitimate risk as well as an imperative necessity — A.J.Toynbee > < barriers, between a western eye and the beauty of a Chinese vase — J.A.Macy > b. < western emphasis on individualism > < American tendency to consult with the Western powers on what is good for Asia, instead of first consulting with the Asian nations themselves — Mochtar Lubis > c. (1) < western settlers > < western plains > < western cattle ranches > < the western grosbeak closely resembles the rose-breasted grosbeak except in plumage > (2) < favorite hillbilly — or, if you prefer, western — crooner — Ochiltree (Texas) County Herald > (3) < resorts to every typical Western element: the fugitive bandit, the sheriff in pursuit, the girl, the gun play, and the great outdoors — Delmore Schwartz > 2. a. < around the western and southern sides of the track are grandstands — American Guide Series: Ind. > < islands in the western half of the archipelago > b. < a western gale > c. (1) < the western voyage of Columbus > < a room with a western exposure > (2) < we … on the western side of life — H.W.Longfellow > 3. usually capitalized < Western liturgies > — compare eastern orthodox II. 1. often capitalized 2. a. < ewes in this experiment were two-year-old westerns — W.C.Coffey > < in felt hats ranchers prefer broad-brimmed westerns > b. c. 3. often capitalized < historical novels also rank high, and so do murder mysteries and Westerns — Bruce Bliven b. 1889 > < a traditional Western in a novel Australian setting — Films in Review > specifically < rattling good western about the first cattle drive over the Chisholm Trail — Time > < westerns, those simple … sagas of manly men and womanly women — Virginia Graham > |
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