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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

southeast [ˌsaʊθˈiːst]
  1. 1. adverb 朝东南方,向东南方
  2. 2. n.[c] [Singular] 东南
  3. 3. n.[c] [Singular] [American English] 美国东南部地区
  4. 4. n.[c] [Singular] 东南方向
  5. 5. n.[c] 东南部东南部地区
  6. 6. adjective 来自东南方向的
  7. 7. adjective 位于东南的向东南的,朝东南的

Collins English-English Dictionary

southeast ["saυθ'iːst]
  1. 1. adv Symbol SE
  2. 2. n the point of the compass or the direction midway between south and east, 135° clockwise from north
  3. 3. adj [sometimes capital] of or denoting the southeastern part of a specified country, area, etc
  4. 4. adj situated in, proceeding towards, or facing the southeast
  5. 5. adj (esp of the wind) from the southeast
  6. 6. adv in, to, towards, or (esp of the wind) from the southeast

Examples

an east-southeast wind
东南东风
The river trends toward the southeast.
这条河流向东南方。
I woke to see the dim outlines of a mountain towards the southeast.
我一醒来就模糊地看到东南方向一座山的轮廓
The Southeast Asian economies have grown rather accustomed to growth.
东南亚经济以往常的速度在增长。
百老汇大街
Broadway Street (running northwest and southeast through New York City)
向东南亚播送的节目
programme beamed to Southeast Asia
我爷爷的爷爷清代时曾经在南洋一带做生意。
My grandpa’s grandpa once ran a business in southeast Asia during the Qing dynasty.
东南亚人穿的纱笼,样子很像长裙。
The sarong worn by people in southeast Asia looks like a skirt.
第3号热带风暴已在我国东南沿海登陆。
No.3 tropical storm has landed in the southeast coastal areas of China.

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