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South Southern Saʊθ S Noun Sth Informal Part

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.

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Oxford south / saʊθ ; NAmE saʊθ /
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south souths southed southing
noun [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 South the 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。 3 the South the southern states of the US 美国南方各州;美国南方 see also
Deep South
4 the South the 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
southerly
adverb 1 towards the south 向南;朝南 This room faces south. 这间房朝南。 2 southof 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。 3 southof sth informal NAmE or finance 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
IDIOM down 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 ; NAmE saʊθ /
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south1 noun
south2 adjective
south3 adverb
southsouth1, South /saʊθ/ ●●● S1 W1 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 ●●● S2 W2 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
south1 noun
south2 adjective
south3 adverb
southsouth3 ●●● S3 W3 adverb (written abbreviation S)
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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 south a)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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