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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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