southern

英 [ˈsʌðən] 美 [ˈsʌðərn]

adj.  南方的; 向南的; 南部的

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牛津词典

adj.

  1. 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
    1. the southern slopes of the mountains
      山的南坡
    2. southern Spain
      西班牙南部
    3. a southern accent
      南方口音

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ 南方的;在南部的;来自南部的
    Southern means in or from the south of a region, state, or country.
    1. 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。
    2. ...a place where you can sample southern cuisine.
      可以品尝到南方美食的地方

双语例句

  1. Antarctic air brought biting cold to southern Chile on Thursday.
    周四,南极气流给智利南部带来了刺骨的严寒。
  2. Mrs Southern listened keenly, occasionally breaking in with pertinent questions
    萨瑟恩夫人兴致勃勃地听着,间或插话问一些相关的问题。
  3. He left Britain for the sunnier climes of Southern France
    他离开英国,去了阳光更为明媚的法国南部。
  4. The party has attracted a clutch of young southern liberals.
    聚会吸引了一群南部的年轻开明人士。
  5. Yemen commands the strait at the southern end of the Red Sea.
    也门完全控制着红海南端的海峡。
  6. He had led the conquest of southern Poland in 1939
    1939年,他指挥了攻占波兰南部的行动。
  7. He now controls the largest retail development empire in southern California
    他现在掌管着加州南部最大的零售发展企业。
  8. 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。
  9. The Canadians plan to deliver more food to southern Somalia
    加拿大计划向索马里南部地区运送更多的食品。
  10. They threatened to exile her in southern Spain.
    他们威胁要将她流放到西班牙南部。
  11. The fragile economies of several southern African nations could be irreparably damaged
    一些南非国家的脆弱经济可能会被彻底破坏,无法挽回。
  12. 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。
  13. Half of those who went east seem to have landed up in southern India
    前往东方的人似乎有半数到了印度南部。
  14. Details have been given of a near miss between two airliners over southern England earlier this week
    本周早些时候两架客机在英格兰南部险些相撞,有关细节现已公布。
  15. My son went to Almeria in Southern Spain. Now he and his wife are people who love a quiet holiday
    我儿子去了西班牙南部的阿尔梅里亚,你看,他和妻子是喜欢过安静假期的那种人。
  16. 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。
  17. Troops and police have been reinforced in the southern Pakistan city of Hyderabad.
    巴基斯坦南部的海得拉巴市已增派了军队和警力。
  18. Food is being shipped to drought-stricken Southern Africa.
    食物正被运往遭受旱灾的非洲南部。
  19. 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。
  20. 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。
  21. The State Recreation Area sprawls over 900 acres on the southern tip of Key Biscayne
    州立休闲区在比斯坎岛南端,占地900多英亩。
  22. 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。
  23. He was fluent in French, having spent stretches of time in Southern France.
    他曾在法国南部呆过一段时间,法语流利。
  24. The sun was now high in the southern sky
    太阳正高挂在南边的天空上。
  25. The storm cut a swathe through southern England
    风暴重创了英格兰南部。
  26. Hurricane Andrew has passed over the southern tip of Florida.
    飓风“安德鲁”已越过佛罗里达州南端。
  27. 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。
  28. He speaks with a slight southern accent.
    他说话夹杂着南方口音。
  29. This city is located on the southern fringe of the desert.
    这个城市处于沙漠南缘。
  30. Factories are grouped in the southern suburb of the city.
    工厂都集中在城市的南郊。

同义词辨析

  south southern【导航词义:南部的】

  south adj. 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。

  southern adj. 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。

英英释义

adj

  1. from the south
    1. a hot southerly wind
    2. southern breezes
    3. the winds are southerly

    Synonym:    southerly

  2. situated in or oriented toward the south
    1. a southern exposure
    2. took a southerly course

    Synonym:    southerly

  3. situated in or coming from regions of the south
    1. the southern hemisphere
    2. southern constellations

  4. in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
    1. southern hospitality
    2. southern cooking
    3. southern plantations