southern
英 [ˈsʌðən]
美 [ˈsʌðərn]
adj. 南方的; 向南的; 南部的
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1704 / COCA.1105
同义词辨析
southadj. 向南的，南部的，南方的
〔辨析〕
只作定语，所指范围相对比较明确，多用于洲、国家或行政区之类名词前构成地名，此时首字母需大写。
〔例证〕
South Africa/America
南非/南美洲
We lived in a village on the south coast.
我们住在南部海岸的一座村庄。
They have moved to South Wales.
他们已迁居南威尔士。
南非/南美洲
We lived in a village on the south coast.
我们住在南部海岸的一座村庄。
They have moved to South Wales.
他们已迁居南威尔士。
southernadj. 南部的
〔辨析〕
通常作定语，所指范围相对比较模糊，多指某一洲、国家、地区等的南部。
〔例证〕
southern Africa/America
非洲南部/美洲南部
The pagoda is located on the southern slope of the mountain.
塔位于山的南坡。
He is currently teaching in southern Spain.
他目前在西班牙南部教书。
Australia is in the southern hemisphere.
澳大利亚位于南半球。
非洲南部/美洲南部
The pagoda is located on the southern slope of the mountain.
塔位于山的南坡。
He is currently teaching in southern Spain.
他目前在西班牙南部教书。
Australia is in the southern hemisphere.
澳大利亚位于南半球。
牛津词典
adj.
- 南方的；向南的；南部的
located in the south or facing south; connected with or typical of the south part of the world or a region- the southern slopes of the mountains
山的南坡 - southern Spain
西班牙南部 - a southern accent
南方口音
- the southern slopes of the mountains
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 南方的;在南部的;来自南部的
Southernmeans in or from the south of a region, state, or country.- The Everglades National Park stretches across the southern tip of Florida.
大沼泽地国家公园位于佛罗里达州的最南端。 - ...a place where you can sample southern cuisine.
可以品尝到南方美食的地方
- The Everglades National Park stretches across the southern tip of Florida.
英英释义
adj
- from the south
- a hot southerly wind
- southern breezes
- the winds are southerly
- situated in or oriented toward the south
- a southern exposure
- took a southerly course
- situated in or coming from regions of the south
- the southern hemisphere
- southern constellations
- in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
- southern hospitality
- southern cooking
- southern plantations
双语例句
- Factories are grouped in the southern suburb of the city.
工厂都集中在城市的南郊。 - This city is located on the southern fringe of the desert.
这个城市处于沙漠南缘。 - Leaders of the Southern states are meeting in Louisville.
南部一些州的领导正在路易斯维尔开会。 - Brian decided to leave the UK and set up home in Southern Spain
布赖恩决定离开英国，去西班牙南部定居。 - Trees obscured his vision; he couldn't see much of the Square's southern half
树木遮挡了他的视线，南半广场的一大部分他都无法看清。 - Food is being shipped to drought-stricken Southern Africa.
食物正被运往遭受旱灾的非洲南部。 - When they came to build the southern spire the foundations began to sink.
他们建南边的塔尖时，地基就开始下沉了。 - Southern acquired 11.2 per cent of Sweb in a dawn raid on Monday.
美国南方电力公司在星期一的开盘抢购中收购了英国西南电力公司11.2%的股份。 - I had been running around southern England in a whirlwind of activity
我一直奔忙于英格兰南部地区，疲于应对一连串的活动。 - They threatened to exile her in southern Spain.
他们威胁要将她流放到西班牙南部。