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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++north1, North /nɔːθ $ nɔːrθ/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [singular, uncountable] (written abbreviation N) 1 SGthe direction that is at the top of a map of the world, above the Equator. It is on the left if you are facing the rising sun 北，北方 Which way is north? 哪边是北？from/towards the north winds blowing from the north 北方吹来的风to the north (of something) Cheshunt is a few miles to the north of London. 切森特位于伦敦以北几英里。n2 the north the northern part of a country or area There's a chance of snow showers in the north.the north of the north of EnglandExamples from the Corpus
north• There was a slight wind coming from the north, and I turned into it.• It has large and influential cereals and sugar barons in the north, but it has many small livestock farmers as well.• In the early 1970s he was editor of the Provisional republican newspaper in the north, Republican News.• She came back to the north with him after that and they lived together again for a time.• Further to the north you take the ferry across from East to West Cowes to avoid a big detour inland via Newport.from/towards the north• The flak tailed off, mercifully, and Dickinson and Finlayson angled across from the north to join them.• As the creation of the vortex began, the seas churned and a terrible wind blew from the north.• There was a slight wind coming from the north, and I turned into it.• Four Tornados had just taken off - heading in loose formation towards the North Sea.• We will encourage enhanced recovery of oil from the North Sea and avoid becoming too dependent on imported fuel.• The Songs, too, were refugees from the North and were also Christians.• After all, he was sure of 100 percent of the vote from the north.• But this was a wind from the north that blew across frontiers, ignoring the Customs.north2, North ●●● S3 W3 adjective [only before noun] (written abbreviation N) 1 SGin the north or facing the north 北方的，北部的；朝北的 The north side of the building doesn’t get much sun. 大楼的北面很少晒到太阳。 He lives in North Wales. 他住在威尔士北部。2. DNHEMa north wind comes from the north 〔风〕来自北面的north3 ●●● S3 W1 adverb (written abbreviation N) 1 SGtowards the north 向北，朝北 The birds fly north in summer. 夏季鸟儿向北飞。north of Chicago is four hours north of Indianapolis. 芝加哥位于印第安纳波利斯以北，车程四小时。 a north-facing window 朝北的窗户2 up north informalSG to or in the north of the country 往〔国家的〕北部；在〔国家的〕北部 They’ve moved up north. 他们搬到北部去了。Examples from the Corpus
north• The window faces north.• Their ancestors travelled in man's wake, in separate waves north and south around the icy Alps as farmers moved west.• We got to Pecos in short order and turned north for Carlsbad.• Farther north, London changed and became more leafy suburban.• That sent me to Nipomo, eight miles north of Santa Maria.• Go north on I-5 to Portland.• When her crimes were discovered, she fled north to a river called the Danube.north of• The inn is about 20 miles north of Salem.• My relatives live in the north of the state.the NorthNorth, the 1. the northeastern states of the US, especially during the Civil War (1861–65) when they fought against the South 〔美国南北战争时期的〕北方2. the northern part of England, which includes the area north of the Midlands and south of the Scottish border, and contains several large cities, including Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, and Newcastle 〔英格兰的〕北部3. the richer countries of the northern parts of the world, especially Europe and North America 北半球富裕国家〔尤指欧洲和北美洲〕From Longman Business Dictionarynorthnorth /nɔːθnɔːrθ/ adverb north of something informal American English if an amount is north of another amount, it is more than that amountTo be a big player, a company must spend somewhere north of $500 million a year.Origin north3 Old Englishnorth1 nounnorth2 adjectivenorth3 adverbNorth, theLDOCE OnlineChinese
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, North /nɔːθ $ nɔːrθ/ noun [singular, uncountable] (written abbreviation N)
Which way is north?
from/towards the north
winds blowing from the north
to the north (of something)
Cheshunt is a few miles to the north of London.
north2 , North adjective [only before noun] (written abbreviation N)
The north side of the building doesn’t get much sun.
He lives in North Wales.
2. a north wind comes from the north
north3 adverb (written abbreviation N)
The birds fly north in summer.
north of
Chicago is four hours north of Indianapolis.
a north-facing window
2. up north informal to or in the north of the country:
They’ve moved up north.
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, North /nɔːθ $ nɔːrθ/ noun [singular, uncountable] (written abbreviation N) Word Family: adjective: north, northerly, northern, northbound, northernmost, northward; noun: north, northerner; adverb: north, northward(s)
the direction that is at the top of a map of the world, above the Equator. It is on the left if you are facing the rising sun: from/towards the north
to the north (of something)
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, North adjective [only before noun] (written abbreviation N) Word Family: adjective: north, northerly, northern, northbound, northernmost, northward; noun: north, northerner; adverb: north, northward(s)
1. in the north or facing the north: 2. a north wind comes from the north
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adverb (written abbreviation N) Word Family: adjective: north, northerly, northern, northbound, northernmost, northward; noun: north, northerner; adverb: north, northward(s)
Language: Old English
1. towards the north: north of
2. up north informal to or in the north of the country:
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North, the
1. the northeastern states of the US, especially during the Civil War (1861–65) when they fought against the South
2. the northern part of England, which includes the area north of the Midlands and south of the Scottish border, and contains several large cities, including Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, and Newcastle
3. the richer countries of the northern parts of the world, especially Europe and North America
North, the
1. the northeastern states of the US, especially during the Civil War (1861–65) when they fought against the South
2. the northern part of England, which includes the area north of the Midlands and south of the Scottish border, and contains several large cities, including Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, and Newcastle
3. the richer countries of the northern parts of the world, especially Europe and North America
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