south
n
adj
adv
saʊθ
n
1
the
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
sth)
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
the
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。
[+
of
]
the
South
of
India
印度南部
adj
3
in
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。
4
a
south
wind
comes
from
the
south
〔风〕来自南方的
adv
5
towards
the
south
向南，朝南
Most
of
the
birds
had
already
flown
south.
大部分鸟儿都已南飞。
[+
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
6
down south down South
a.
in
or
to
the
southern
part
of
England
b.
also
又作
in
or
to
the
southern
US
states
[美] 在〔美国的〕南方（地区），向〔美国的〕南方（地区）
BrE informal AmE
We
moved
down
south
about
five
years
ago.
大约五年前我们迁居英格兰南部。
His
sister
lives
down
south.
他妹妹住在南方。
7
go south
if
a
situation,
organization,
or
set
of
standards
goes
south,
it
becomes
very
bad
although
it
was
once
very
good
[美，非正式] 变坏; 下跌，下降
AmE informal
It
seems
like
all
our
moral
standards
have
just
gone
south.
看来我们的道德标准都下降了。