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western

/ˈwɛstən/ /ˈwɛstɚn/

Meanings
noun

西部片

A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850-1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.

Examples :

"My grandfather loved watching old western movies. "
我爷爷很喜欢看老西部片。
entertainment story culture history literature media essential

Related Words

Illustration dramatic

dramatic adjective

/dɹəˈmætɪk/

戏剧性的，引人注目的。

"The school play was a dramatic performance, full of exciting action and emotional scenes. "

学校的戏剧表演非常精彩，戏剧性十足，充满了激动人心的情节和充满感情的场面。

Illustration conflict

conflict noun

/kənˈflɪkt/

冲突，矛盾

"The conflict between the government and the rebels began three years ago."

政府和叛军之间的冲突始于三年前。

Illustration industry

industry noun

/ˈɪndəstɹi/

勤奋，努力。

"Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy."

多年来，他们的勤奋和商业头脑使他们变得富有。

Illustration approaches

approaches noun

/əˈproʊtʃɪz/ /əˈproʊtʃəz/

接近，靠近，逼近。

"The dog's happy approaches to the door always made the children smile after school. "

放学后，狗狗兴高采烈地跑向门口，总是让孩子们笑逐颜开。

Illustration occidental

occidental noun

/ˌɒk.səˈdɛn.təl/

西方人，西欧人

"During the ecumenical council, the occidental delegates discussed liturgical differences with their Eastern Orthodox counterparts. "

在普世大公会议期间，来自拉丁礼教会的西方代表们与他们的东方正教同僚讨论了礼仪上的差异。

Illustration railroads

railroads noun

/ˈreɪlroʊdz/ /ˈreɪlˌroʊdz/

铁路，铁道。

"Many railroads roughly follow the trace of older land - and/or water roads"

许多铁路大致沿着旧的陆路或水路痕迹修建。

Illustration focusing

focusing verb

/ˈfoʊkəsɪŋ/ /ˈfoʊkəsɪn/

专注，集中。

"I have to focus on my work."

我必须专注于我的工作。

Illustration historic

historic noun

/(h)ɪˈstɒɹɪk/ /(h)ɪˈstɔːɹɪk/

史书，历史记载。

"The school's historic collection of student artwork showcases decades of creativity. "

这所学校的历史记载收藏了学生们几十年的创意作品。

Illustration civilizations

civilizations noun

/ˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃənz/ /ˌsɪvɪləˈzeɪʃənz/

文明, 文明社会

"Modern civilization is a product of industrialization and globalization."

现代文明是工业化和全球化的产物。

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

爷爷，外公

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

我的爷爷帮我做了数学作业。

Illustration agriculture

agriculture noun

/ˈæɡɹɪˌkʌltʃə/ /ˈæɡɹɪˌkʌltʃɚ/

农业，农耕.

"My family's farm relies heavily on modern agriculture techniques to maximize crop yields. "

我们家的农场主要依靠现代农业技术来最大化农作物的产量。

Illustration ranchers

ranchers noun

/ˈræntʃərz/

牧场主，农场主

"The ranchers in the valley are preparing for the spring planting season. "

山谷里的牧场主们正在为春季播种做准备。