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south

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Related topics: Geography
south1, South /saʊθ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [singular, uncountableU] (written abbreviation S)  
1 SGthe 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 南,南方,南面
 Which way is south?
哪面是南?
from/towards the south
 By now, the army was approaching from the south.
那个时候军队正从南面逼近。
to the south (of something)
 Gatwick airport is a few miles to the south of London.
盖特威克机场在伦敦以南数英里处。
2 the south SGthe southern part of a country or area 〔一国或地区的〕南方,南部
in the south
 They lived in a small town in the south.
他们住在南方的一座小镇上。
the south of
 the south of India
印度南部
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south2, South ●●● S2 W2 adjectiveadj [only before noun] (written abbreviation S)  
1 SGin the south, or facing the south 在南方的;向南的,朝南的
 a village on the south coast
南部海岸的一座村庄
 I am currently teaching in south Texas.
我目前在得克萨斯南部教书。
2. DNHEMa south wind comes from the south 〔风〕来自南方的
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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。
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Southn  
nthe South 
a) the southeastern states of the US, used especially when talking about politics or history. When people in the US talk about the South, they mean the states that were originally part of the Confederacy during the Civil War. The economy of these states was based on slavery, and after slavery was officially ended in 1863, most Southern states made laws that were unfair to black people or separated them from white people. Today, people think of the South as a place where people are more conservative (=not wanting changes) than in other parts of the US. Deep South, the
b) the southern part of England. The South of England, especially the area around London is generally considered to be richer than the rest of the UK, and a more expensive place to live.
c) the poorer countries of the southern parts of the world, including most of Africa, parts of Central and South America, and parts of southern Asia
Origin south2
Old English suth

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