south3 ●●● S3 W3 adverbadv (written abbreviation S) 1 SGtowards the south 向南,朝南 Most of the birds had already flown south. 大部分的鸟都已南飞。
south of a seaside town 99 km south of London 伦敦以南 99 公里的一座海滨城镇
a south-facing garden 朝南的花园
2 down south a) British EnglishBrE informalSG in or to the southern part of England 在〔英格兰的〕南部;向〔英格兰的〕南部 We moved down south about five years ago. 大约五年前我们迁居英格兰南部。
b) American EnglishAmE (also down South) in or to the southern US states 在〔美国的〕南方(地区);向〔美国的〕南方(地区) His sister lives down south. 他妹妹住在南方。
3 go south American EnglishAmE informalBAD if a situation, organization, or set of standards goes south, it becomes very bad although it was once very good 变坏;下跌,下降 It seems like all our moral standards have just gone south. 看来我们的道德标准都下降了。
south of• Hua Hin is about 120 miles south of Bangkok.