northwest1, Northeast/͵nɔrθˋwɛst ; ˌnɔːθˈwest◄ /n [U] written abbreviation 书面缩写为 NW 1 the direction that is exactly between north and west 西北﹐西北方see picture at见 NORTH1 图2 the northwest the northwestern part of a country〔一国的〕西北部 —northwest adv : She rode northwest toward Boulder. 她朝西北方向乘车去博尔德。
northwest2, Northwest adj written abbreviation 书面缩写为 NW 1 a northwest wind comes from the northwest〔风〕来自西北(方向)的2 in the northwest of a place 在西北部的: the northwest suburbs of the city 城市的西北郊