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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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- south [saυθ]
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n
one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at 180° from north and 90° clockwise from east and anticlockwise from west
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2.
adv
Symbol S
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3.
n
the direction along a meridian towards the South Pole
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4.
n
[usually capital]
[cards]
the player or position at the table corresponding to south on the compass
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5.
adj
situated in, moving towards, or facing the south
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6.
adj
(esp of the wind) from the south
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7.
adv
in, to, or towards the south
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8.
adv
[archaic]
(of the wind) from the south
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9.
adv
[Etymology]
Old English s
u th; related to Old Norse suthr southward, Old High German sundan from the south
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1.
n
one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at 180° from north and 90° clockwise from east and anticlockwise from west
Examples
- The Chinese mainland faces the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the south China Sea on the east and south.
- 中国大陆的东部和南部濒临的海域有渤海，黄海，东海和南海。
- South Frigid Zone
- 南寒带 → Frigid Zone
- hills ranging toward the south
- 绵延向南的群山 → range
- a south wind
- 南风 → south
- south Asia
- 南亚 → south
- The road tends south.
- 路通向南方。 → tend
- He is from the South, and she is from north.
- 他来自南方，而她来自北方。 → south
- The south of the island has the best waves to surf.
- 岛屿南部的水域最适合冲浪。 → south
- We are traveling south this winter.
- 今年冬天我们要去南方旅行。 → south
- Oaxaca is one of the most beautiful places of south Mexico.
- 瓦哈卡是墨西哥南部最美丽的城市之一。 → south
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