south

/saʊθ/ n. / adj. / adv.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

南;南方;南部;南方的;向南的;来自南方的;向南;朝南方

释义与例句

n. 南;南方;南部
the direction that is on your right when you face the rising sun, or the part of a place in this direction
  1. The warm air came from the south.
    暖空气来自南方。
  2. The city lies about sixty miles to the south of the capital.
    这座城市位于首都以南约六十英里处。
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  1. They spent the winter in the south of the country.
    他们在该国南部度过了冬天。
adj. 南方的;向南的;来自南方的
in, towards, or coming from the south
  1. The south side of the house gets plenty of sunlight.
    房子的南侧阳光充足。
  2. A warm south wind blew across the valley.
    温暖的南风吹过山谷。
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  1. They live in a small village near the south coast.
    他们住在南部海岸附近的一个小村庄里。
adv. 向南;朝南方
towards the south
  1. Continue south for another ten kilometres.
    继续向南再走十公里。
  2. The windows face south and overlook the garden.
    这些窗户朝南,可以俯瞰花园。
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  1. We drove south along the coast until sunset.
    我们沿着海岸向南行驶,直到日落。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 south 与 north 相对;in the south of 指在某个范围内部的南部,to the south of 则指在某个地点之外的南方。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • southern 南方的;南部的
    形容词,常用于地理区域、气候、文化等,如 southern China;south 作形容词则更常用于方位名称。
反义词
  • north 北;北方;向北
    south 与 north 是相反方向。指南针上二者相对;表示“在……以南”用 to the south of,表示“在……以北”用 to the north of。
    The hikers travelled north towards the mountains. 徒步者向北朝山区行进。
常见搭配
  • in the south of 在……的南部
    Olive trees grow widely in the south of the region. 橄榄树在该地区南部广泛种植。
  • the south coast 南部海岸
    The south coast attracts many visitors during the summer. 夏季,南部海岸吸引许多游客。
  • head south 向南行进
    After leaving the city, we headed south on the main road. 离开市区后,我们沿主干道向南行驶。