south
柯林斯詞典
1. N-UNCOUNT The south is the direction which is on your right when you are looking toward the direction where the sun rises. 南方[also 'the' N]
The town lies ten miles to the south of here. 該鎮(zhèn)位于這里以南10英里。
2. N-SING The south of a place, country, or region is the part which is in the south. 南部[usu 'the' N, oft N 'of' n]
...vacations in the south of Mexico. …在墨西哥南部的假期。
3. ADV If you go south, you travel toward the south. 向南[ADV after v]
I drove south on Motorway 9. 我在9號(hào)高速公路上向南行駛。
4. ADV Something that is south of a place is positioned to the south of it. 在…的南方[ADV 'of' n]
They now own and operate a farm 50 miles south of Rochester. 他們現(xiàn)在在羅徹斯特南部50英里處擁有并經(jīng)營(yíng)一個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)。
5. ADJ The south edge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part which is toward the south. 朝南的[ADJ n]
...the south coast of Long Island. …長(zhǎng)島的南海岸。
6. ADJ "South" is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the south of a larger area. 南部的
Next week the president will visit five South American countries in six days. 下周總統(tǒng)將在6天內(nèi)訪問5個(gè)南美國(guó)家。
7. ADJ A south wind is a wind that blows from the south. (風(fēng)) 來(lái)自南方的
...a mild south wind. …一股溫暖的南風(fēng)。
8. N-SING The South is used to refer to the poorer, less developed countries of the world. 南方國(guó)家 (指較貧窮的不發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家)['the' N]
The debate will pit the industrial North against developing countries in the South. 這場(chǎng)辯論會(huì)使北方的工業(yè)國(guó)家和南方的發(fā)展中國(guó)家針鋒相對(duì)。
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south /sa?θ/ (also South)
劍橋詞典
- the direction that goes towards the part of the earth below the equator , opposite to the north , or the part of an area or country that is in this direction
- A forest fire raging in the south of France is defying all attempts to control it.
- They reported a sudden outbreak of the disease in the south of the country .
- The south of the country enjoys an equable climate .
- They live in the extreme south of the island .
- The Nationalist Party have gained a lot of support in the south of the country . 返回 south
南；南方，南部
The points of the compass are north , south, east , and west . 指南針上的四個(gè)方位分別是北、南、東、西。
The best beaches are in the south (of the island ). 最好的海灘位于（島的）南部。
We spent our holiday in the south of France. 我們?nèi)シ▏?guó)南部度假了。
Canberra is/lies to the south of Sydney. 堪培拉在悉尼的南邊。
?the South
the southern states of the US
（美國(guó)的）南方各州，南方地區(qū)
The American Civil War was fought between the North and the South partly over the issue of slavery . 美國(guó)南北戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)在一定程度上是南北之間圍繞奴隸制問題展開的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。
the developing countries of the world , most of which are below the equator
南方（指發(fā)展中國(guó)家，因其大多數(shù)位于南半球）
也見 the Third World
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