新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

south

英  [saʊθ]
    

[ADJ, ADV, NOUN]

又拼作 South  
    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1朝南的

    The south edge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part which is towards the south.

    双语例句

    例:

    the south coast of Long Island.

    长岛的南海岸。

    2南部的

    'South' is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the south of a larger area.

    双语例句

    例:

    Next week the president will visit five South American countries in six days.

    下周总统将在6天内访问5个南美国家。

    3(风)来自南方的

    A south wind is a wind that blows from the south.

    双语例句

    例:

    a mild south wind.

    一股温暖的南风。

    ADV. 副词
  • 1向南

    If you go south, you travel towards the south.

    双语例句

    例:

    I drove south on Highway 9.

    我在9号高速公路上向南行驶。

    2在…的南方

    Something that is south of a place is positioned to the south of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    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彻斯特以南50英里处的农场。

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 南方

    The south is the direction which is on your right when you are looking towards the direction where the sun rises.

    双语例句

    例:

    The town lies ten miles to the south of here.

    该镇位于这里以南10英里处。

    例:

    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,苍穹处处繁星闪闪。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 南部

    The south of a place, country, or region is the part which is in the south.

    双语例句

    例:

    holidays in the south of Mexico.

    在墨西哥南部的假期。

    例:

    oil production in the south of Iraq.

    伊拉克南部的石油生产。

    3[SING 单数型名词] 南方国家(指较贫穷的不发达国家)

    The South is used to refer to the poorer, less developed countries of the world.

    双语例句

    例:

    The debate will pit the industrial North against developing countries in the South.

    这场辩论会使北方的工业国家和南方的发展中国家针锋相对。

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