| [/sauθ; saʊθ/] n 用法:
1 [U] (abbr 缩写 S, US also So) one of the four main points of the compass, on the right of a person facing the rising sun 南; 南方:
South is opposite north on a compass. 罗盘上南与北是相对的. Cf 参看 east, north, west. 用法:
2 [U, sing] this direction, or any part of the earth lying in this direction 南面; 南边:
The window faces south. 窗子朝南. *
The wind is in (ie blowing from) the south today. 今天刮南风. *
The town is to the south of (ie situated further south than) London. 那镇位於伦敦南面. 用法:
3 the South [sing] (a) part of a country further south than the rest; southern part or region 国家的南方; 南部; 南部地区:
have a holiday in the South of France 在法国南部度假 *
He came to the South to look for a job. 他到南方来找工作.
(b) south-eastern states of the US 美国的东南各州. south 2
adv 用法:
1 to or towards the south 到南方; 向南:
go south out of town 出城向南走 *
birds flying south for winter 飞到南方过冬的鸟 *
The ship was sailing due south. 船向正南方航行. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) down `south (infml) to or in the south 到南方; 在南方:
go down south for a few days 南下几天 *
They used to live in Scotland but they moved down south. 他们以前住在苏格兰, 後来移居南方了. |