northern

英 [ˈnɔːðən]

美 [ˈnɔːrðərn]

adj.  北方的; 向北的; 北部的

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Oxford 3000 / BNC.1445 / COCA.1556

牛津词典

adj.

• 北方的；向北的；北部的
  located in the north or facing north; connected with or typical of the north part of the world or a region
  1. the northern slopes of the mountains
     山脉的北坡
  2. northern Scotland
     苏格兰北部
  3. a northern accent
     北方口音

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 北的;(在)北部的;来自北部的
  Northernmeans in or from the north of a region, state, or country.
  1. Their two children were immigrants to Northern Ireland from Pennsylvania...
     他们的两个孩子是从宾夕法尼亚州移民到北爱尔兰的。
  2. Prices at three-star hotels fell furthest in several northern cities.
     3星级宾馆的住宿价格在几个北方城市降得最多。

英英释义

adj

• coming from the north
  1. the north wind doth blow
  2. a northern snowstorm
  3. the winds are northerly
  Synonym:northerly
• situated in or oriented toward the north
  1. the northern suburbs
  2. going in a northerly direction
  Synonym:northerly
• situated in or coming from regions of the north
  1. the northern hemisphere
  2. northern autumn colors
• in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
  1. Northern liberals
  2. northern industry
  3. northern cities

双语例句

• The newly built airport acts as a starting point for safaris into the game parks and reserves of northern Tanzania
  新建的机场是去坦桑尼亚北部野生动物园和保护区观看野生动物的出发点。
• It is a commonplace to say that Northern Ireland is a backwater in the modern Europe.
  说北爱尔兰是现代欧洲死气沉沉的落后地区已是陈词滥调了。
• They spent many days cruising the northern Pacific Ocean.
  他们在北太平洋航行了很多天。
• What really sets Mr Thaksin apart is that he comes from northern Thailand
  他信先生真正与众不同之处是他来自泰国北部。
• He's based in Banja Luka, which is the largest city in northern Bosnia
  他驻扎在波斯尼亚北部的最大城市巴尼亚卢卡。
• In Northern California, a wildfire has spread a haze of smoke over 200 miles.
  在加利福尼亚州北部，一场野火产生的烟雾已扩散了200多英里。
• Today's election will skew the results in favor of the northern end of the county.
  今天的选举将使结果有利于这个郡的北部地区。
• Miners in Zambia's northern copper belt have gone on strike
  赞比亚北部铜矿带的矿工已经罢工了。
• About two-hundred people died in the earthquake which hit northern Peru
  约200人在秘鲁北部发生的地震中丧生。
• A prisoner has escaped from a jail in northern England
  一名囚犯从英格兰北部的一所监狱中越狱。