south
gb/sˈaʊθ/ us/sˈaʊθ/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 1200
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A1
relation
1
Direction toward the South Pole
The direction that is opposite to north.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to the south of [place]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'south' (noun) with 'southern' (adjective). For example, 'I went to southern' is incorrect; it should be 'I went south'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
southern direction (More formal and less commonly used in everyday speech.)
คำตรงข้าม
north (The opposite cardinal direction on the Earth's surface.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
due south
|south coast
|south wind
|head south
|south side
หัวข้อ
geography
|navigation
|travel
|space
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The city lies about 100 kilometers south of the capital.
- Birds migrate south for the winter.
- We drove south along the coast until sunset.
- The compass needle points north, so south is behind you.
- Her hometown is in the south of the country.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The river flows to the south.
- We went south to find warmer weather.
- South is the opposite of north.
- They live in the south of Spain.
adjective
A2
property
2
Located in or from the south
From or in the southern part of a place.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[south] [noun]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes add 'the' before 'south' when used as an adjective, which is incorrect: 'the south door' is correct, but not 'the the south door'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
southern ('Southern' is more common for formal descriptions, while 'south' is used in specific names or directions.)
คำตรงข้าม
north (Refers to a location in the opposite part of a region or world.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
south coast
|south entrance
|south wing
|south-facing
หัวข้อ
geography
|culture
|space
|travel
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The south entrance to the park is closed.
- We stayed in a hotel on the south shore of the island.
- The south wall gets more sunlight.
- She lives on the south side of town.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The south door is open.
- We walked along the south road.
- They live on the south street.
- I like the view from the south window.
adverb
A1
relation
3
Toward the south direction
Moving in or facing toward the south direction.
รูปแบบการใช้:
go south [distance/time]
คำพ้องความหมาย
southward (More formal and less common than 'south' as an adverb.)
คำตรงข้าม
north (Moving or facing toward the opposite direction.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
drive south
|head south
|fly south
หัวข้อ
geography
|travel
|space
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- We drove south for three hours before stopping.
- The birds are flying south for the winter.
- The road bends slightly south after the bridge.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- We go south to visit family.
- Birds fly south in winter.
- The car is moving south.
คำนาม
A2
entity
4
Southern part of a place
The southern part of a place.
รูปแบบการใช้:
the south of [place]
คำพ้องความหมาย
southern region (More formal and descriptive than simply 'the South'.)
คำตรงข้าม
north (Refers to the opposite part of a region.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
the deep South
|south of France
|American South
หัวข้อ
geography
|space
|travel
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- He grew up in the South of England.
- The American South has a distinct culture.
- Tourists love visiting the sunny south of France.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I live in the south of Italy.
- The south is warm in summer.
- We travel to the south every year.
คำกริยา
informal
B2
action
5
Decline or fail badly (informal)
To become much worse or fail suddenly.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] goes south
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may misunderstand 'go south' as a literal movement rather than a figurative worsening of something.
คำพ้องความหมาย
deteriorate ('Deteriorate' is more formal and less colloquial than 'go south'.)
คำตรงข้าม
improve (Means to get better rather than worse.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
goes south quickly
|plans went south
หัวข้อ
business
|daily life
|work
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Our vacation plans went south when it started raining every day.
- The deal started well but then went south quickly.
- His health has gone south since last year.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- My day went south after I lost my phone.
- The game went south in the second half.
- Her mood went south when she heard the news.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
south
IPA
GB/sˈaʊθ/
US/sˈaʊθ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
south (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (south)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: south
- Plural: south
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
due south
1/dˈu sˈaʊθ/
fixed phrase
Exactly toward the south direction
Exactly in the direction of the South Pole.
ตัวอย่าง
- The ship sailed due south for two days.
- From here, head due south until you reach the river.
go south
2/ɡˈoʊ sˈaʊθ/
idiom
informal
To get worse or fail badly
To become much worse or fail suddenly.
ตัวอย่าง
- Their friendship went south after that big argument.
- The project was going well but then went south.
the Deep South
3/ðə dˈip sˈaʊθ/
fixed phrase
Southeastern U.S. cultural region
A cultural and geographic area in the southeastern United States known for its history and traditions.
ตัวอย่าง
- She grew up in the Deep South and knows its traditions well.
- The Deep South has a unique style of cooking.