southern
- adj.南方的;南部的;向南的
- n.南部人;美国南部方言
south n.南 + -ern ...方向的
southernadj
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- from the south;used especially of wind
- a hot southerly wind
- southern breezes
- the winds are southerly
- Synonym: southerly
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2
- situated in or oriented toward the south
- a southern exposure
- took a southerly course
- Synonym: southerly
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3
- situated in or coming from regions of the south
- the southern hemisphere
- southern constellations
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- in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
- southern hospitality
- southern cooking
- southern plantations
数据来源：WordNet
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She spoke in a slow southern drawl .
她带着南方的拖腔慢条斯理地讲话。
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It is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America .
这是一种来自美国南方的传统音乐。
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The southern part of the country was slow to industrialize .
这个国家的南部工业化进程缓慢。
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In the reorganization , Southern Television lost their franchise .
在改组过程中南方电视公司失去了特许经营权。
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He barnstormed across the southern states in an attempt to woo the voters .
他在南方各州作巡回演说，企图拉选票。
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He mimicked her southern accent .
他滑稽地模仿她的南方口音。
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The sun was now high in the southern sky
太阳正高挂在南边的天空上。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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The islands lie at the southern end of the Kurile chain .
这些岛屿位于千岛群岛的南端。
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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。
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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。
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The storm cut a swathe through southern England
风暴重创了英格兰南部。
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They threatened to exile her in southern Spain .
他们威胁要将她流放到西班牙南部。
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Food is being shipped to drought-stricken Southern Africa .
食物正被运往遭受旱灾的非洲南部。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。