south

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]

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]

...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]

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]

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]

...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

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

...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]

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。