western

Word family  noun west western westerner westerly westernization adjective west westerly western westbound westernized westward verb westernize adverb west westward(s)

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Related topics: Nationality & race, Geography

west·ern1, Western /ˈwestən $ -ərn/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective (written abbreviation W)  1  SANSGin or from the west of a country or area 在西部的；来自西部的 the western end of the bay 海湾的西端 Western Australia 西澳大利亚2  relating to ideas and ways of doing things that come from Europe and the Americas 〔观念或方式〕西方的，欧美的 Western philosophies 西方哲学 → country and western

Examples from the Corpus

western• I had wanted to cross a relatively low pass at the western end of the range.• Woman-centred psychology is grounded in a particular woman-centred form of western feminism.• In western Iowa, there's not a whole lot to do.• In addition there is a large western lunette window.• The objectives of the western operations would have to be clearly defined from the start.• There was a son who was married and living in western Pennsylvania.• For hours we searched the forests on the western slopes - nothing.

Related topics: Film

western2 noun [countable]  AMFa film about life in the 19th century in the American West, especially the lives of cowboys 西部片，西部电影〔描写19世纪美国西部生活，尤其是牛仔生活的电影〕► see thesaurus at movie

Examples from the Corpus

western• But it's still a western.• Operation Condor contains shades of the Indiana Jones movies, westerns and B-grade adventures.• Barry Tubb is looking for a few cold bodies to appear in his new western.• It's a traditional western focused on the adventures of black cowboys.• This is not your typical western.

west·ern1 adjectivewestern2 nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus west from the in or a area of or country

western

I

west‧ern¹ S2 W2 , Western /ˈwestən $ -ərn/ adjective (written abbreviation W)1. in or from the west of a country or area:
    the western end of the bay
    Western Australia
2. relating to ideas and ways of doing things that come from Europe and the Americas:
    Western philosophies
⇨ country and western

II

western² noun [countable]a film about life in the 19th century in the American West, especially the lives of cowboys
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ film especially British English, movie especially American English a series of images that tell a story and are shown in a cinema or on television: What’s your favourite movie? | It won the award for best foreign film. | a made-for-TV movie
   ▪ motion picture formal (also picture) a film – used especially by people who make films or by critics: a major Hollywood motion picture | Tell us about your latest picture.
   ▪ blockbuster informal a very successful film: Steven Spielberg’s latest Hollywood blockbuster
   ▪ flick informal a film – a very informal use: an action flick
   ▪ documentary a film that gives detailed information and facts about a particular subject: a documentary on the rain forest
   ▪ feature film a film made to be shown in cinemas: The book was later made into a full-length feature film starring Sean Penn.
   ▪ comedy a film intended to make people laugh: Monroe appeared in a number of comedies.
   ▪ romantic comedy (also romcom British English informal) a film about two people who are in love, which is intended to make the people who watch it feel happy: ‘Notting Hill’ is a romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.
   ▪ thriller an exciting film, especially about murder or serious crimes: ‘The Birds’ is a classic Hitchcock thriller.
   ▪ film noir a film that shows strong feelings of fear or evil and whose characters are often immoral, or these films in general: ‘The Big Sleep’ is a classic Hollywood film noir.
   ▪ action film/movie a film that has lots of fighting, explosions etc: Stallone’s latest action movie
   ▪ horror film/movie a frightening film about ghosts, murders etc: She loves watching old horror movies.
   ▪ western a film with cowboys in it: John Wayne is famous for making westerns.
   ▪ science fiction film/movie (also sci-fi film/movie informal) a film about imaginary events in the future or in outer space: ‘2001’ is probably the most famous sci-fi movie ever made.
   ▪ gangster film/movie a film about violent criminals
   ▪ silent film/movie an old film without any sound: The 1920s were the golden age of silent movies.
   ▪ an independent film/movie a film made by a small film company
   ▪ animated film/movie/cartoon a film with characters that are drawn or made using a computer: One of his first animated films was ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’.
   ▪ anime /ˈænɪmeɪ, -mə/ a type of Japanese animated film, which often has a science fiction story: Miyazaki’s anime film ‘Spirited Away’ became an international success. | an anime character
   ▪ CGI the use of computers to create characters and images in a film: The film uses CGI. | Disney’s latest CGI movie
   ▪ short a short film, usually shown before a longer movie in the cinema: an animated short
   ▪ trailer a series of short scenes from a film or programme, shown in order to advertise it in a cinema, on television etc: We had to sit through all the trailers.