south

英 [saʊθ]

美 [saʊθ]

n.  南; 南方; 南部; 美国南方各州; 美国南方
adj.  南方的; 向南的; 南部的; 南风的; 南方吹来的
adv.  向南; 朝南

中考高考考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.601 / COCA.636

同义词辨析

southsouthern【导航词义：南部的】

习惯用语

adv.

down south
• （尤指英格兰）往南方，在南方
  to or in the south, especially of England
• They've gone to live down south.
  他们到南方去住了。

牛津词典

noun

• 南；南方
  the direction that is on your right when you watch the sun rise; one of the four main points of the compass
  1. Which way is south?
     哪边是南？
  2. warmer weather coming from the south
     受南方的影响而渐暖的天气
  3. He lives to the south of (= further south than) the city.
     他住在城外南边。
• 南方；南部
  the southern part of a country, a region or the world
  1. birds flying to the south for the winter
     飞往南方过冬的鸟
  2. They bought a villa in the South of France.
     他们在法国南部买了一座别墅。
  3. Houses are less expensive in the North than in the South (= of England) .
     （英格兰）北方的房子比南方便宜。
• 美国南方各州；美国南方
  the southern states of the US
• （南半球的）发展中国家
  the poorer countries in the southern half of the world

adj.

• 南方的；向南的；南部的
  in or towards the south
  1. South Wales
     南威尔士
  2. They live on the south coast.
     他们住在南海岸。
• 南风的；南方吹来的
  a south wind blows from the south

adv.

• 向南；朝南
  towards the south
  1. This room faces south.
     这间屋子朝南。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 南;南方
  The southis the direction which is on your right when you are looking towards the direction where the sun rises.
  1. The town lies ten miles to the south of here...
     那个小镇位于这里以南 10 英里处。
  2. All around him, from east to west, north to south, the stars glittered in the heavens.
     在他的四周，从东到西，从北向南，苍穹里到处繁星闪闪。
• N-SING (某个地方、国家、区域的)南部
  The south ofa place, country, or region is the part which is in the south.
  1. ...holidays in the south of France.
     在法国南部度过的假日
• ADV 向南方;朝南
  If you gosouth, you travel towards the south.
  1. We did an extremely fast U-turn and shot south up the Boulevard St. Michel...
     我们飞快地来了个 180 度的转弯，然后沿着圣米歇尔大道向南疾驰而去。
  2. He went south to climb Taishan, a mountain sacred to the Chinese.
     他南下去爬泰山了，那是中国人心目中一座神圣的山。
• ADV 位于…以南;在…南边
  Something that issouth ofa place is positioned to the south of it.
  1. They now own and operate a farm 50 miles south of Rochester...
     他们现在拥有并经营着一家位于罗切斯特以南 50 英里处的农场。
  2. I was living in a house just south of Market Street.
     我就住在市场街南边的一座房子里。
• ADJ 南面的;南部的;南方的
  Thesouthedge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part which is towards the south.
  1. ...the south coast of Alderney.
     奥尔德尼岛的南部海岸
• ADJ (用于国家、州或地区等的名称中)南部的
  'South' is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the south of a larger area.
  1. Next week the President will visit five South American countries in six days.
     总统将在下周的 6 天时间内访问南美洲的 5 个国家。
  2. ...the states of Mississippi and South Carolina.
     密西西比州与南卡罗来纳州
• (风)来自南方的
  Asouthwind is a wind that blows from the south.
• N-SING 南方国家(指世界上较贫穷、欠发达的国家)
  The Southis used to refer to the poorer, less developed countries of the world.
  1. The debate will pit the industrial North against developing countries in the South.
     这次辩论会将形成北方工业国家与南方发展中国家针锋相对的局面。

英英释义

noun

• a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city
• the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
  Synonym:due southsouthwardS
• the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point

adj

• situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south
  1. the south entrance

adv

• in a southern direction
  1. we moved south
  Synonym:to the southin the south

双语例句

• He has returned to South Africa from his long overseas trip.
  他结束了漫长的海外旅行回到南非。
• The town lies ten miles to the south of here
  那个小镇位于这里以南10英里处。
• North and South had officials at the meeting and they rubbed along tolerably
  南北双方都有官员参加了这次会议，而且他们勉强和平相处。
• Both the Americans and the Russians are anxious to avoid conflict in South Asia
  美国人和俄罗斯人都迫切希望避免在南亚发生冲突。
• The whole international economic situation is very unfavourable for the countries in the south.
  整个国际经济形势对南方国家非常不利。
• In 1986, they got the right to reclaim South African citizenship
  1986年，他们取得了恢复南非公民身份的权利。
• We did an extremely fast U-turn and shot south up the Boulevard St. Michel
  我们飞快地来了个180度的转弯，然后沿着圣米歇尔大道向南疾驰而去。
• They fled to South America around the turn of the century.
  他们在世纪之交逃到了南美洲。
• They are said to control large parts of the east and south of the country.
  据说他们控制了该国东部和南部的大片地区。
• Armed only with a BBC microphone, I travelled across South Africa meeting writers.
  仅仅凭借着一支英国广播公司的话筒，我走遍了南非，会见了许多作家。