the East (in the past) the Communist countries of Eastern Europe ( IB ft- )         East-West

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■                  adj. [only before noun] 1 (also East) (abbr. E) in or

towards the east A A ; ft A (ft; A rP (ft: East Africa A A 0 They live on the east coast, fife ft    „

2 an east wind blows from the east A M (ft; A AtAA (ft — compare easterly

■                  adv. towards the east ftA; $3 A; The house faces east.

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east-bound /'iistbaund/ adj. travelling or leading towards the east A ff (ft; ft A ft: eastbound traffic A 0 the eastbound carriageway of the motorway rtj

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.East Coast 'Fever noun [U] a disease that cows in Africa can get by being bitten by a tick (= a small insect), and which can kill them A if M ) (: «Wi£A&ft-m RT^StfEt:) the .East 'End noun an area of East London traditionally connected with working people jfc A K (       AlA)g>iilX ) ► .East 'Ender noun: He’s a

real East Ender. itJi-AM ftf£|![ A E Ao Easter /'i:sta(r)/ noun 1 [U, C] (also .Easter 'Day, .Easter 'Sunday) (in the Christian religion) a Sunday in March or April when Christians remember the death of Christ and his return to life SfSA (       AHR

PBR ft — AM#] 0 .) ■■ 2 (also East-er-time) the period that includes Easter Day and the days close to it JCtSA M|a]: the Easter holidays/vacation IHt&fiiUM ' Easter egg noun 1 an egg made of chocolate that is given as a present and eaten at Easter J| A *5 A A St 2 an egg with a shell that is painted and decorated at Easter         )

east-er-ly /'iistali; NAmE -arli/ adj., noun m adj. [only before noun] 1 in or towards the east A Aft; ft A ft; A rP ft; travelling in an easterly direction ft A Mff 2 [usually before noun] (of winds M) blowing from the east A^A Ab£5It ft: a cold easterly wind ^?£lft AM — compare east

■                  noun (pi. -ies) a wind that blows from the east AM eastern 0-w /‘iistan; NAmE -arn/ adj.

1 (also Eastern) [only before noun] (abbr. E) located in the east or facing east A A ft ; ft A ft ; A rP ft ; eastern Spain       0 Eastern Europe AKfc 0 the

eastern slopes of the mountain A ill Wi 2 (usually Eastern) connected with the part of the world that is to the east of Europe ( gfc^HUJAft )          AAB

Itft Eastern cookery A

.Eastern 'Daylight Time noun [u] (abbr. EDT) the time used in the summer in the eastern US and Canada, which is four hours earlier than GMT A §P It A ft ft ( A

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east-ern-er /listener); NAmE ‘iistornar/ noun a person who comes from or lives in the eastern part of a country, especially the US AAA; ( Xfe ) USArPA eastern most /‘iistanmaust; NAmE -arnmoust/ adj. furthest east HA$J; HA^ft; SA^ft; the eastern­most city in Europe gfc#HilAj£$JMTfc the .Eastern .Orthodox Church noun = Ortho­dox Church

.Eastern 'Standard Time noun [u] (abbr. EST) (also Eastern time) the time used in the winter in the eastern US and Canada, which is five hours earlier than

GMTAMRtftft, ASP^-Aftft ( ABfnin^AA^P

'Eastern time noun [U] the standard time in the eastern US and parts of Canada ARPftft ( A BArP^BJJP^ArP

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East-er-time /'iistataim; NAmE 'iistart-/ noun [U, C] = Easter(2)

.East 'Indian noun a person whose family originally came from the Indian subcontinent Ep it; IX A P® A ► .East 'Indian adj.

.east-north-'east noun [sing.] (abbr. ENE) the direction at an equal distance between east and north-east A A 4b; A4b A ►, east-north-' east adv.

.east-south-'east noun [sing.] (abbr. ESE) the direction at an equal distance between east and south-east A A 1^; AltA ►.east-south-'east adv. east-wards /'iistwadz; NAmE -wardz/ (also east-ward) adv. towards the east ft A ; ^A: to goAook/turn eastwards ft A / if / ft ► east-ward adj. : in an eastward direction ft A easy 0-w /‘i:zi/ adj., adv.

m adj. (eas-ier, easi-est) 1 not difficult; done or obtained without a lot of effort or problems # J? ft; $1 j| ft; A f^ijft: an easy exam/job WUftAut / Xff 0 He didn’t make it easy for me to leave. 0

Their house isn’t the easiest place to get to. IMlfti^Aft A W J§ I'J o 0 vegetables that are easy to grow W J? # bit &!llio Several schools are within easy reach (= not far away). A^#$#PAITOA3z5&l:o 0 It can’t be easy for her, on her own with the children. jtfe — A A ^ if & ®    A J§ ♦ o O It’s easy for you to tell me to keep

calm, but you’re not in my position.

Wa, WMWmm&fo±0 033 hard 2 comfortable, relaxed and not worried gf it ft; A ft; 3c ft: I’ll agree to anything for an easy life.        AitfPiSftAtS

IP ft IL 0 I don’t feel easy about letting the kids go out alone. it&® it A * A & A 0     033

uneasy 3 [only before noun] open to attack; not able to defend yourself M^U^ft; AHMAft; ft: She’s an easy target for their criticisms. (ftMSWiafK A fife Cl ^ ft § ^ o 0 The baby fish are easy prey for birds.   4 [only before noun]

pleasant and friendly R® in ft; AJaifcA^J easy­going : He had a very easy manner, ftk § M %» PTira awkward 5 [not usually before noun] (informal, disap­proving) (of women A A) willing to have sex with many different people 7jc '&$??£; $£ y? ; Wt M — see also easily ► easi-ness noun [U] iTSTTCl as .easy as 'anything/ as pie/as AB’C/as falling off a log (informal) very easy or very easily ,A     A,easy

money money that you get without having to work very hard for it A# WH .easy on the 'ear/'eye (informal) pleasant to listen to or look at Rn/f /

/ 'tftS (ft have an easy 'time (of it) (BrE) to have no difficulties or problems 0A&M; M I’m 'easy (BrE, informal) used to say that you do not have a strong opinion when sb has offered you a choice : 1Do you want to watch this or the news?’ ‘Oh, I’m easy. It’s up to you.’ “ AAg&JMfr$? ” “wH,        ” of

easy 'virtue (old-fashioned) (of a woman fc. A) willing to have sex with anyone      ; ?£#; fXM on 'easy

street enjoying a comfortable way of life with plenty of money        take the easy

way 'out to end a difficult situation by choosing the simplest solution even if it is not the best one VJ, Jt M 1£Z[$r#L^ —more at free adj.,

OPTION, REACH /?., RIDE n., TOUCH /?.

■ adv. (eas-ier, easi-est) used to tell sb to be careful when doing sth A A; if®;      Easy with that chair—one

of its legs is loose. AMWlfA —

ITTTTm breathe/rest 'easy to relax and stop worrying $ T A';    P H: You can rest easy—I’m not going to tell

anyone.     be .easier

.said than 'done (saying) to be much more difficult to do than to talk about iW Jl ft-*!; M: ‘Why

don’t you get yourself a job?’ ‘That’s easier said than done.’ “^4§AA*££S$A” “SPiAfsrWM I^lo ” .easy 'come, .easy 'go (saying) used to mean that sb does not care very much about money or possessions especially if they spend it or lose sth A# JltfMJyA .easy 'does it (informal) used to tell sb to do sth, or move sth, slowly and carefully A >l>®; £l] ^; Sir A go 'easy on sb (informal) used to tell sb to treat a person in a gentle way and not to be too angry or severe AS.ffl (         ) ®; Go easy

on her—she’s having a really hard time at the moment.

E      (&g   go'easy

on/with sth (informal) used to tell sb not to use too