south是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the direction that goes towards the part of the earth below the equator, opposite to the north, or the part of an area or country that is in this direction -- 南；南方，南部

  • The points of the compass are north, south, east, and west. 指南针上的四个方位分别是北、南、东、西。

  • The best beaches are in the south (of the island). 最好的海滩位于（岛的）南部。

  • We spent our holiday in the south of France. 我们去法国南部度假了。

  • Canberra is/lies to the south of Sydney. 堪培拉在悉尼的南边。

  • The American Civil War was fought between the North and the South partly over the issue of slavery. 美国南北战争在一定程度上是南北之间围绕奴隶制问题展开的战争。

• 1 in or forming the south part of something -- 南方的，南部的

  • South Africa 南非

  • the South China Sea 南中国海

  • These plants grow well on a south-facing wall. 这些植物在朝南的墙上长得很好。

• 2 towards the south -- 朝南，向南

  • The Mississippi river flows south. 密西西比河向南流。

  • They drove south towards the coast. 他们朝南驶向海岸。

  • He travelled due (= directly) south, towards the desert. 他朝正南的沙漠而去。

  • Alice got a job down south. 艾丽斯在南部找到了工作。