adj. 东方的，东部（地方）的,朝东的,来自东方的
n. 东方人,（美国）东部地区的人,东正教信徒
eastern可以用作形容词
eastern的基本意思是“东方的,东部的,来自东方的”,指某人或某物处于东方或趋向于东方的状态,用于谈论无明显界限、模糊的地区,其后多接抽象名词。
eastern多用作定语,偶尔也可用作表语。
eastern用作形容词的用法例句
The eastern situation is similarly intense.东部的情况同样紧张。
A road leads through the eastern commercial hub of Bukavu, Congo.一条马路穿过刚果布卡武东部的商业区。
Eastern Gnosticism took a somewhat different course.东方的诺斯替派有些不同的实践。
1、Physical and ideological barriers had come down in Eastern Europe.
物质和意识形态上的障碍在东欧已不复存在。
2、Two trains collided head-on in north-eastern Germany early this morning.
今天早上德国东北部两列火车迎面相撞。
3、Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday's earthquake.
东欧的几个国家正在计算昨天的地震带来的损失。