northwest

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. Three people have been killed in a bomb explosion in northwest Spain.
   在西班牙西北部的***爆炸事件中，已有3人死亡。
2. Alte, in the hills northwest of Loule, is the Algarve's most picturesque village.
   位于洛莱西北部山区的阿尔特，是阿尔加维风景最美丽的村庄。
3. The room faces northwest, so we get the morning sun.
   我们的房间朝西北，所以我们上午有阳光。
4. We looked towards the northwest.
   我们向西北望去。
5. A white horse, in a halter of gold, galloping swiftly to the northwest.
   白马饰金羁，连翩西北驰。
6. He lives on the Northwest coast.
   他住在西北部海岸地区。
7. A strange light appeared in the northwest.
   一束奇异的光线在西北方闪现。
8. They are all northwest strikes, echelons and left-lateral strike-slips.
   它们走向北西，雁行斜列，左行走滑。
9. She lives on the northwest side of the street.
   她住在这条街的西北侧。
10. They pioneered the Northwest territory.
    他们开垦了西北领土。
11. The church's northwest window has beautifully coloured glass.
    教堂朝西北的窗子是用精美的彩色玻璃镶嵌成的。
12. Walk two blocks northwest, take a left at19th, then you'll find the post office.
    向西北走过两条街，在19道街向左拐，你就找到邮局了。
13. We are travelling northwest.
    我们向西北旅行。
14. I was born in 1968 in a small town in Northwest China.
    我出生于1968年，中国西北方的一个小城镇。
15. In China most of the minority nationalities live in the northwest and southwest.
    我们中国的少数民族最多的地区，一个是西北，一个是西南。
16. Widely distributed in United States except northwest and far west regions.
    广泛分布在美国除西北部和远西部以外的地区。
17. The feasibility of DC modulation technology application in the Northwest China grid was studied in this paper.
    对直流调制技术在西北电网应用的可行性进行了研究。
18. Moderate quakes hit China's northwest and northeast.
    中国西北和东北发生轻度地震。
19. A mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico.
    墨西哥西北的一个多山的半岛。
20. An arm of the Mediterranean between northwest Italy and Corsica.
    在意大利西北和科西嘉岛之间的地中海的一个海湾。
21. A historical region and former province of northwest France south of Normandy.
    缅因法国历史上西北部的一个地域和以前省份，位于诺曼底以南。
22. Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas group information with the schedule, fees, results and photos.
    有时间表，费用，结果和相片的西南密苏里和西北阿肯色集团信息。
23. This paper addresses the issue of water resources reasonable allocation& its carry capacity in Northwest China.
    本文探讨了西北地区水资源合理配置和水资源承载能力问题。
24. Effects of different irrigation norms on yield and eco-physiological indices of potato were studied on oasis in northwest China.
    在西北绿洲生态条件下，研究了不同灌水处理对马铃薯产量及生态生理指标的影响。
25. Sand-dust storm is a kind of frequent disastrous weather in the northwest and northern China.
    沙尘暴是我国西北和华北地区经常发生的灾害性天气。
26. Lewis and Clark explored the northwest.
    路易斯和克拉克考察了西北部。
27. There is also widely distribution of frozen soil over Northwest China and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
    在中国西北地区，青藏高原地区都有广泛的多年冻土和季节性冻土的分布。
28. A settler or prospector ( especially in western US or northwest Canada and Alaska).
    殖民者或探勘者（尤其在美国西部或加拿大西北部和阿拉斯加州）。

noun

1. a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city

2. the compass point midway between north and west

   Synonym:    nor'-westnorthwestwardNW

3. the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point

adj

1. situated in or oriented toward the northwest

   Synonym:    northwesternnorthwesterly

2. coming from the northwest
   1. northwesterly winds

   Synonym:    northwesterly

adv

1. to, toward, or in the northwest

   Synonym:    north-westnor'-west