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单词 southern
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Definition of southern in English:

southern

adjective ˈsʌð(ə)nˈsəðərn
  • 1attributive Situated in the south or directed towards or facing the south.

    the southern hemisphere
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Along this portion of coast we have some of the most diverse and rich bird life on the southern African coast.
    • Singapore is situated at the southern tip of the Malay peninsula to which it is connected by a causeway carrying a road and railway.
    • It spawns in the Indian Ocean south of Java and then migrates around Australia's southern coast.
    • It stands on a rocky shoreline on the southern coast of Gibraltar, just a few miles away from the African continent.
    • To the east lies the wild promontory of Portofino, whose southern coast is accessible only on foot or by sea.
    • A large number of new hotels are being built along the southern coast.
    • Agadir, on the Atlantic coast of southern Morocco, is a modern town of no particular distinction.
    • It wasn't until I got back home that I figured out what makes the southern coast unique, in this island at least.
    • The dining hall went past my quarters towards the southern side of the building.
    • It has lost strength, but it's still on track to make landfall near the southern Texas coast.
    • Sheep once again graze the surrounding hillside and shiny new tractors work the fields near the southern coast.
    • In fact it is situated about halfway between Sommières and the southern coast of France.
    • Travelling towards the southern city of Galle, one can see plenty of evidence of the lack of any reconstruction.
    • It juts out into the water like a finger pointing at the southern Maine coast.
    • This is the largest archaeological site in southern Iraq, situated east of the present course of the Euphrates.
    • At issue is a pocket of land at Recherche Bay on Tasmania's southern coast.
    • This too has been a cause of congestion as Market Street narrows towards its southern end.
    • We turned off the freeway into southern Nevada and on towards our final destination for the day, the town of Williams, Arizona.
    • The monastery of St. Naum is situated at the southern end of the lake, in the striking natural environment.
    • Rescue crews were heading toward Margate, on the southern English coast, where they hoped to let the whale back out to sea.
    Synonyms
    southerly, southwardly, meridional, antarctic, polar
    1. 1.1 (of a wind) blowing from the south.
      the warm southern wind
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The southern wind had begun to pick up, clear evidence that a storm was coming.
      • Fragrant southern breezes blow down from the mountain tops, and north winds, dampened by the lake, are cool.
      • There was a mild southern breeze and it had a unique odor of sandalwood.
  • 2Living in or originating from the south.

    the southern rural poor
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It seems we are already somewhat more sophisticated in our rural debate than our southern cousins.
    1. 2.1 Relating to or characteristic of the south or its inhabitants.
      a faintly southern accent
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I drew out my southern accent, making Ellie giggle and breaking a bit of the tension.
      • His voice was rough with a southern accent only noticeable from certain words and his slight drawl.
      • Ricky continued in his thick southern accent as he shook his head in annoyance.
      • He has a girlfriend over there, laps up every moment of the warm weather and has even softened his accent with the hint of a southern drawl.
      • The soft curse is given a certain punch by the distinctive southern accent that goes with it.
      • The robber was six feet tall with black hair and had a southern accent and a yellow fluorescent coat.
      • Nathan had to admit that hearing her slight southern accent was enough to put a smile on his face.
      • Nancy had a very thick southern accent, and was very active in the church.
      • She had even changed her accent, hiding her southern drawl with a British crispiness.
      • One of the girls is Doreen who has bleached blond hair, blue eyes and a southern accent.
      • At first there were slips in the southern accent, but by the end he could've fooled anybody with it.
      • I noticed he was a good head taller than Jeff was, and he had a slight southern accent.
      • Crane spoke with a hint of a southern accent but commanded respect nonetheless.
      • Russell himself is a Yorkshireman - although you wouldn't know it from the refined southern accent.
      • The speech, delivered in a southern accent, trembling with indignation, was the biggest hit of the convention.
      • Police want to trace two men and a woman who spoke with a southern accent and were seen in a number of pubs the night before the burglary.
      • Ciara is friendly, with a southern accent that sends the end of each sentence scurrying upwards.
      • He remembered how when she was angry, her southern accent appeared, ever so slightly.
      • It wasn't that Mr Prince wasn't funny, it was just that he had such a strong southern accent that we couldn't understand a word he said.
      • The woman on the phone had the strongest southern accent; it made me want to laugh.

Origin

Old English sūtherne (see south, -ern).

 
 

Definition of southern in US English:

southern

adjectiveˈsəðərnˈsəT͟Hərn
  • 1attributive Situated in the south or directed toward or facing the south.

    the southern hemisphere
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This too has been a cause of congestion as Market Street narrows towards its southern end.
    • To the east lies the wild promontory of Portofino, whose southern coast is accessible only on foot or by sea.
    • Rescue crews were heading toward Margate, on the southern English coast, where they hoped to let the whale back out to sea.
    • This is the largest archaeological site in southern Iraq, situated east of the present course of the Euphrates.
    • It wasn't until I got back home that I figured out what makes the southern coast unique, in this island at least.
    • It stands on a rocky shoreline on the southern coast of Gibraltar, just a few miles away from the African continent.
    • In fact it is situated about halfway between Sommières and the southern coast of France.
    • We turned off the freeway into southern Nevada and on towards our final destination for the day, the town of Williams, Arizona.
    • Singapore is situated at the southern tip of the Malay peninsula to which it is connected by a causeway carrying a road and railway.
    • It juts out into the water like a finger pointing at the southern Maine coast.
    • Sheep once again graze the surrounding hillside and shiny new tractors work the fields near the southern coast.
    • Agadir, on the Atlantic coast of southern Morocco, is a modern town of no particular distinction.
    • Along this portion of coast we have some of the most diverse and rich bird life on the southern African coast.
    • The dining hall went past my quarters towards the southern side of the building.
    • It has lost strength, but it's still on track to make landfall near the southern Texas coast.
    • The monastery of St. Naum is situated at the southern end of the lake, in the striking natural environment.
    • Travelling towards the southern city of Galle, one can see plenty of evidence of the lack of any reconstruction.
    • It spawns in the Indian Ocean south of Java and then migrates around Australia's southern coast.
    • At issue is a pocket of land at Recherche Bay on Tasmania's southern coast.
    • A large number of new hotels are being built along the southern coast.
    Synonyms
    southerly, southwardly, meridional, antarctic, polar
    1. 1.1 (of a wind) blowing from the south.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There was a mild southern breeze and it had a unique odor of sandalwood.
      • Fragrant southern breezes blow down from the mountain tops, and north winds, dampened by the lake, are cool.
      • The southern wind had begun to pick up, clear evidence that a storm was coming.
  • 2Living in or originating from the south.

    the southern rural poor
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It seems we are already somewhat more sophisticated in our rural debate than our southern cousins.
    1. 2.1 Relating to or characteristic of the south or its inhabitants.
      a faintly southern accent
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I noticed he was a good head taller than Jeff was, and he had a slight southern accent.
      • The robber was six feet tall with black hair and had a southern accent and a yellow fluorescent coat.
      • Ricky continued in his thick southern accent as he shook his head in annoyance.
      • Police want to trace two men and a woman who spoke with a southern accent and were seen in a number of pubs the night before the burglary.
      • She had even changed her accent, hiding her southern drawl with a British crispiness.
      • He remembered how when she was angry, her southern accent appeared, ever so slightly.
      • Nathan had to admit that hearing her slight southern accent was enough to put a smile on his face.
      • The soft curse is given a certain punch by the distinctive southern accent that goes with it.
      • It wasn't that Mr Prince wasn't funny, it was just that he had such a strong southern accent that we couldn't understand a word he said.
      • His voice was rough with a southern accent only noticeable from certain words and his slight drawl.
      • The speech, delivered in a southern accent, trembling with indignation, was the biggest hit of the convention.
      • He has a girlfriend over there, laps up every moment of the warm weather and has even softened his accent with the hint of a southern drawl.
      • The woman on the phone had the strongest southern accent; it made me want to laugh.
      • I drew out my southern accent, making Ellie giggle and breaking a bit of the tension.
      • Crane spoke with a hint of a southern accent but commanded respect nonetheless.
      • Russell himself is a Yorkshireman - although you wouldn't know it from the refined southern accent.
      • Nancy had a very thick southern accent, and was very active in the church.
      • One of the girls is Doreen who has bleached blond hair, blue eyes and a southern accent.
      • Ciara is friendly, with a southern accent that sends the end of each sentence scurrying upwards.
      • At first there were slips in the southern accent, but by the end he could've fooled anybody with it.

Origin

Old English sūtherne (see south, -ern).

 
 
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