south /saʊθ/ (also South) CET4

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT The south is the direction which is on your right when you are looking toward the direction where the sun rises. 南方 [also 'the' N]

  例：

  The town lies ten miles to the south of here.

  该镇位于这里以南10英里。

• 2. 

  N-SING The south of a place, country, or region is the part which is in the south. 南部 [usu 'the' N, oft N 'of' n]

  例：

  ...vacations in the south of Mexico.

  …在墨西哥南部的假期。

• 3. 

  ADV If you go south, you travel toward the south. 向南 [ADV after v]

  例：

  I drove south on Motorway 9.

  我在9号高速公路上向南行驶。

• 4. 

  ADV Something that is south of a place is positioned to the south of it. 在…的南方 [ADV 'of' n]

  例：

  They now own and operate a farm 50 miles south of Rochester.

  他们现在在罗彻斯特南部50英里处拥有并经营一个农场。

• 5. 

  ADJ The south edge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part which is toward the south. 朝南的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  ...the south coast of Long Island.

  …长岛的南海岸。

• 6. 

  ADJ "South" is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the south of a larger area. 南部的

  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。

• 7. 

  ADJ A south wind is a wind that blows from the south. (风) 来自南方的

  例：

  ...a mild south wind.

  …一股温暖的南风。

• 8. 

  N-SING The South is used to refer to the poorer, less developed countries of the world. 南方国家 (指较贫穷的不发达国家) ['the' N]

  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。