The flashcard defines "south" as a direction and a part of a place. It can be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb, with various meanings including the direction opposite north, a specific region (like the southern US states), or a tendency towards less or lower values in finance.
The flashcard defines "south" as a direction and a part of a place. It can be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb, with various meanings including the direction opposite north, a specific region (like the southern US states), or a tendency towards less or lower values in finance.
southsouthssouthedsouthingnoun★[uncountable , singular ](abbr.S ,So. )1★(usuallythe south )the direction that is on your right when you watch the sun rise; one of the four main points of the compass南;南方◆Which way is south?哪边是南?◆warmer weather coming from the south受南方的影响而渐暖的天气◆He lives to the south of(= further south than)the city. 他住在城外南边。☞compare
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2★the south,the Souththe southern part of a country, a region or the world 南方;南部◆birds flying to the south for the winter飞往南方过冬的鸟◆They bought a villa in the South of France.他们在法国南部买了一座别墅。◆Houses are less expensive in the North than in the South (= of England).英格兰北方的房子比南方便宜。3the Souththe southern states of the US 美国南方各州;美国南方☞see also
Deep South
4the Souththe poorer countries in the southern half of the world (南半球的)发展中国家adjective★(abbr.S ,So. )[only before noun ]1★in or towards the south 南方的;向南的;南部的◆South Wales南威尔士◆They live on the south coast.他们住在南海岸。2★a south windblows from the south 南风的;南方吹来的☞compare
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adverb★1★towards the south 向南;朝南◆This room faces south.这间房朝南。2southof sth nearer to the south than sth …以南;在…之南◆They live ten miles south of Bristol.他们居住在布里斯托尔以南 10 英里的地方。3southof sth informalNAmEorfinance 财less or lower than sth 少于;低于◆The drug is achieving revenues just south of $1 billion per quarter.药品每个季度的收益仅略低于 10 亿。OPP
north
IDIOMdown ˈsouth( informal) to or in the south, especially of England (尤指英格兰)往南方,在南方◆They've gone to live down south.他们到南方去住了。south/saʊθ; NAmEsaʊθ/
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southsouth1, South /saʊθ/ ●●●S1W1 noun [singular, uncountable] (written abbreviation S)
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1the direction that is at the bottom of a map of the world, below the Equator. It is on the right if you are facing the rising sun: Which way is south?from/towards the south By now, the army was approaching from the south.to the south (of something) Gatwick airport is a few miles to the south of London.2the south the southern part of a country or areain the south They lived in a small town in the south.south of the south of India
south1 noun
south2 adjective
south3 adverb
southsouth2, South ●●●S2W2 adjective [only before noun] (written abbreviation S)
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1in the south, or facing the south: a village on the south coast I am currently teaching in south Texas.2a south wind comes from the south
1towards the south: Most of the birds had already flown south.south of a seaside town 99 km south of London a south-facing garden2down southa)British English informal in or to the southern part of England: We moved down south about five years ago.b)American English (also down South) in or to the southern US states: His sister lives down south.3go south American English informal if a situation, organization, or set of standards goes south, it becomes very bad although it was once very good: It seems like all our moral standards have just gone south.
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南(64%),南方(22%),在南方(5%),南方的(5%),向南方(3%),自南方(1%)
n.南方,南边;南部
adj.南的,南方的
adv.在南方,向南方
n.(South)人名;(老)苏;(英)索思
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