southwest
gb/sˌaʊθwˈɛst/ us/sˌaʊθwˈɛst/
A2
انگلیسی
~ 4700
معنیها
۰ معنی
اسم
A2
relation
1
Direction halfway between south and west
The direction that is halfway between south and west.
الگوی کاربرد:
[something] is to the southwest of [something]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'southwest' with 'south-western', which is an adjective meaning 'in or from the southwest'.
هممعنیها
southwesterly (More formal or technical term for the same compass direction.)
متضادها
northeast (Opposite compass direction to southwest.)
ترکیبهای رایج
to the southwest
|southwest corner
|southwest wind
|in the southwest
موضوعها
geography
|navigation
|space
|travel
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- The storm is moving toward the southwest.
- Their house is located in the southwest of the city.
- We drove southwest for three hours before stopping.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The sun sets in the southwest in winter.
- My school is southwest of my home.
- We walked southwest to the park.
اسم
A2
entity
2
Southwestern part of a place or country
The part of a place that is in the southwest.
الگوی کاربرد:
the southwest of [place]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes use 'southwest' without 'the' when referring to a specific region, but 'the' is usually needed.
هممعنیها
southwestern region (Neutral descriptive phrase for the same area.)
متضادها
northeast region (Region located in the opposite direction.)
ترکیبهای رایج
the Southwest of England
|the American Southwest
|in the southwest
موضوعها
geography
|travel
|space
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- She grew up in the Southwest of France.
- The American Southwest is known for its deserts.
- Rain is expected in the southwest of the country.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- I live in the southwest of Spain.
- The southwest of the island is very sunny.
- He works in the southwest of the city.
adjective
B1
relation
3
Located in or from the southwest
From or in the southwestern part of a place.
الگوی کاربرد:
[southwest] [noun]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners often confuse 'southwest' (adjective) with 'southwesterly' (adjective/adverb for direction).
هممعنیها
southwestern (More common adjective form; 'southwest' as adjective is less frequent but still used.)
متضادها
northeastern (Located in or from the opposite direction.)
ترکیبهای رایج
southwest corner
|southwest wind
|southwest states
موضوعها
geography
|space
|travel
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- They entered through the southwest gate.
- A strong southwest wind blew across the fields.
- The southwest counties are mostly rural.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- We sat in the southwest corner of the room.
- A southwest wind made it warm today.
- The southwest part of town is very quiet.
adverb
B1
relation
4
Toward southwest direction
Going toward halfway between south and west.
الگوی کاربرد:
to go/travel [southwest]
هممعنیها
southwesterly (More formal adverb form for movement in that direction.)
متضادها
northeastward (Moving toward the opposite direction.)
ترکیبهای رایج
head southwest
|travel southwest
موضوعها
geography
|navigation
|space
|travel
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- We sailed southwest to reach the island.
- The road curves southwest after the bridge.
- Birds migrate southwest in autumn.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- We walked southwest to the coast.
- The river flows southwest to the sea.
- They drove southwest all day.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
southwest
IPA
GB/sˌaʊθwˈɛst/
US/sˌaʊθwˈɛst/
هجاها و تکیه
south - w - est (۳ هجا)
Stress on 2nd syllable (w)
صورتهای واژه
Adjective
- Base: southwest
Noun
- Base: southwest
خانوادهٔ واژه
Core family
southwestern
adjective
Related words
southwesterly
adjective
southwestward
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
northeast
noun A2
عبارتها
the American Southwest
1/ðə əmˈɛɹɪkən sˌaʊθwˈɛst/
fixed phrase
Southwestern region of United States
The dry, warm area in the southwestern United States, including states like Arizona and New Mexico.
نمونهها
- Many tourists visit the American Southwest for its national parks.
- Native American cultures have deep roots in the American Southwest.
to the southwest of [something]
1/tə ðə sˌaʊθwˈɛst əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Located to the southwest of something
In a position that is to the southwest from something else.
نمونهها
- Portugal lies to the southwest of Spain.
- The island is about 50 miles to the southwest of the mainland.