north-west

noun

1. 西北；西北方；西北地区
   the direction or region at an equal distance between north and west

1. N-UNCOUNT 西北;西北方
   The north-west is the direction which is halfway between north and west.
   1. ...Ushant, five miles out to the north-west.
      西北方向5英里外的阿申特岛
2. N-SING 西北部;西北部地区
   The north-west of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the north-west.
   1. Labour took its pre-election campaign to the North-West.
      工党在西北部地区展开了其选举前的竞选活动。
   2. ...the extreme north-west of South America.
      南美洲的最西北部
3. ADV 向西北
   If you go north-west, you travel towards the north-west.
   1. Take the narrow lane going north-west parallel with the railway line.
      走和铁路线平行的那条西北向的窄巷。
4. ADV 在西北
   Something that is north-west of a place is positioned to the north-west of it.
   1. This was situated to the north-west of the town, a short walk from the railway station.
      这里地处镇子的西北方，离火车站仅有一小段步行距离。
5. ADJ-GRADED 在西北的;西北部的
   The north-west part of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the north-west.
   1. ...the North-West Regional Health Authority.
      西北地区卫生局
   2. ...the north-west coast of the United States.
      美国的西北海岸
   3. ...Sydney's north-west suburbs.
      悉尼的西北郊
6. ADJ (风)从西北方吹来的;西北风的
   A north-west wind is a wind that blows from the north-west.
   1. A brisk north-west wind swept across the region.
      寒冷干燥的西北风横扫了这个地区。

1. The north-west became the country's bread-basket.
   西北地区成为该国的大粮仓。
2. The sun was warm and there was just a ghost of a breeze from the north-west.
   阳光和煦，仅有一丝西北风轻轻吹拂。
3. Labour took its pre-election campaign to the North-West.
   工党在西北部地区展开了其选举前的竞选活动。
4. Take the narrow lane going north-west parallel with the railway line.
   走和铁路线平行的那条西北向的窄巷。
5. This was situated to the north-west of the town, a short walk from the railway station.
   这里地处镇子的西北方，离火车站仅有一小段步行距离。
6. A brisk north-west wind swept across the region.
   寒冷干燥的西北风横扫了这个地区。
7. Half of the north-west's timber land is public property.
   西北部的一半林地是公共财产。
8. As forecasted, the storm will continue to be weakened when moving to north-west.
   预报显示，在向西北移动过程中，风暴强度将继续减弱。
9. Distribution in North America, Palaearctic, India and the north-west Himalayas mountain.
   分布在北美，古北界，印度和西北喜马拉雅山脉。
10. The Fragrant Hills are north-west of Beijing.
    香山在北京的西北部。
11. "Writer Groups of North-west" in Guangxi is a substantial and influential literature community.
    广西的“桂西北作家群”是新时期文坛具有一定实力和影响的地城文学群落。
12. Utopia: I am now heading North-West to avoid the storm centre.
    理想国：我目前正朝向西北方前进，以避开暴风中心。
13. We used to have a huge engineering industry in the north-west.
    他说：过去我们在西北地区拥有庞大的机械制造业。如今这一产业的规模已大大缩减。
14. We are going to tour north-west China this summer.
    今夏我们打算游历中国西北地区。
15. North-west Region Agricultural Development Project
    西北地区农业发展方案
16. North-west China is a largely arid and semi-arid, fragile environment that is highly vulnerable to climate change.
    中国西北部基本上是干旱和半干旱的脆弱环境，对气候变化非常脆弱。
17. The Analysis of Industry Lagging Factors in the North-west Area and the Research on the Adjustment Countermeasures
    西北地区工业滞后因素分析及调整对策研究北京市控规调整中的技术与政治性因素分析
18. It's north-west of the city.
    在城市的西北部。
19. During the voting a bomb killed more than 30 people in Peshawar, in North-West Frontier Province.
    在投票期间，发生在西北边境省白沙瓦市的一起***爆炸事件造成30多人死亡。
20. Tasmania's north-west is little visited, especially by overseas visitors, but is a wild and wonderful area.
    塔斯马尼亚的西北部游人罕至，而海外的游客来得更少。不过，这可是一片蛮荒而奇特的地区。
21. His sale area is the north-west.
    他的销售地区是西北部。
22. When it comes to welcoming pensioners, the current champion is the coastal region of Liguria in north-west Italy.
    在欢迎养老金领取者的国家中，目前的冠军是位于意大利西北部沿海地区的利古里亚（liguria）。
23. South British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, north-west California, central Idaho and west Montana.
    南大不列颠哥伦比亚、华盛顿、奥勒冈、西北加利福尼亚、爱达荷及西蒙他那。
24. We continued to fly north-west.
    我们继续向西北方向飞行。
25. The Application of NOAA/ AMSU Data in Typhoon Study in North-West Pacific Ocean
    NOAA/AMSU资料在西北太平洋台风研究中的应用
26. In a small village north-west of Bangalore, peasants queue for identities.
    班加罗尔西北部的一个小村庄里，农民排队进行身份识别。
27. It is located in the Haidian district of the north-west suburbs.
    新建筑物位于市西北郊海淀区。
28. Then it indicates that the ecology of Salt-sea does harm to Central Asia and the north-west frontier in China.
    其次说明了咸海生态危机对中亚和中国西北边疆造成的危害。

adv

1. to, toward, or in the northwest

   Synonym:    northwestnor'-west