south
gb/sˈaʊθ/ us/sˈaʊθ/
A1
英语
~ 1200
义项
0 个义项
名词
A1
relation
1
Direction toward the South Pole
The direction that is opposite to north.
用法模式：
to the south of [place]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'south' (noun) with 'southern' (adjective). For example, 'I went to southern' is incorrect; it should be 'I went south'.
近义词
southern direction (More formal and less commonly used in everyday speech.)
反义词
north (The opposite cardinal direction on the Earth's surface.)
搭配
due south
|south coast
|south wind
|head south
|south side
主题
geography
|navigation
|travel
|space
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
用法模式：
[south] [noun]
常见错误：
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'.
近义词
southern ('Southern' is more common for formal descriptions, while 'south' is used in specific names or directions.)
反义词
north (Refers to a location in the opposite part of a region or world.)
搭配
south coast
|south entrance
|south wing
|south-facing
主题
geography
|culture
|space
|travel
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
用法模式：
go south [distance/time]
近义词
southward (More formal and less common than 'south' as an adverb.)
反义词
north (Moving or facing toward the opposite direction.)
搭配
drive south
|head south
|fly south
主题
geography
|travel
|space
|core_vocabulary
例句
- We drove south for three hours before stopping.
- The birds are flying south for the winter.
- The road bends slightly south after the bridge.
学习者例句
- We go south to visit family.
- Birds fly south in winter.
- The car is moving south.
名词
A2
entity
4
Southern part of a place
The southern part of a place.
用法模式：
the south of [place]
近义词
southern region (More formal and descriptive than simply 'the South'.)
反义词
north (Refers to the opposite part of a region.)
搭配
the deep South
|south of France
|American South
主题
geography
|space
|travel
|core_vocabulary
例句
- He grew up in the South of England.
- The American South has a distinct culture.
- Tourists love visiting the sunny south of France.
学习者例句
- I live in the south of Italy.
- The south is warm in summer.
- We travel to the south every year.
动词
informal
B2
action
5
Decline or fail badly (informal)
To become much worse or fail suddenly.
用法模式：
[something] goes south
常见错误：
Learners may misunderstand 'go south' as a literal movement rather than a figurative worsening of something.
近义词
deteriorate ('Deteriorate' is more formal and less colloquial than 'go south'.)
反义词
improve (Means to get better rather than worse.)
搭配
goes south quickly
|plans went south
主题
business
|daily life
|work
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
语法
词典原形
south
IPA
GB/sˈaʊθ/
US/sˈaʊθ/
音节与重音
south （1 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (south)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: south
- Plural: south
词族
相关表达
due south
1/dˈu sˈaʊθ/
fixed phrase
Exactly toward the south direction
Exactly in the direction of the South Pole.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- She grew up in the Deep South and knows its traditions well.
- The Deep South has a unique style of cooking.