eastern
单词辨析：
只作定语，用于专有名称时首字母常大写。
They live on the east coast.
他们住在东海岸。
Take the east road; it's the shortest way.
走东边这条路吧，这是最近的路。
She was born in East Jerusalem.
她出生在东耶路撒冷。
词义同east，但更常用；表示“东方国家的”时，首字母常大写。
Eastern cookery/religions
东方烹饪/宗教
The mountains are sharply defined against the eastern sky.
群山在东方天空的衬托下显得轮廓分明。
表示东方国家的，尤指中国和日本的。
The professor specializes in oriental history.
这位教授专门研究东方史。
This oriental legend is really fascinating.
这个东方传说很吸引人。
相关例句：
The situation in Eastern Europe has changed out of all recognition.
东欧的形势经历了巨变。
Cash alone will not make Eastern Europe's banks viable
仅靠现金不能使东欧的银行维持下去。
The Soviet Union's grip on Eastern Europe loosened.
苏联对东欧的控制已经放松。
A cyclone in the Bay of Bengal is threatening the eastern Indian states.
发生在孟加拉湾的飓风正威胁着印度东部各邦。
The case for aid to eastern Europe is taken as read.
援助东欧的主张被认为完全正确。
The wild card in the picture is Eastern Europe.
整个局势中的变数是东欧。