1. S 南，南方，南面　 the direction which is down from the centre line of the Earth; the direction which is on the right of a person facing the rising sun
2. S 南部　 the southern part of a country

　extreme ～　最南端
　far ～　南极
　at ～　在南面
　from ～　从南边来
　in ～　在南部
　of ～　南方的
　on ～　在南面
　to ～　…以南
　toward ～　朝南

　I'm lost, which direction is South?　我迷失方向了，哪个方向是南?
　The house faces towards the south.　这屋子朝南。
　Guangdong Province is in the south of China.　广东省在中国的南部。
　Viet Nam is on the south of China.　越南在中国的南面。
　Jiangsu is bounded on the south by Zhejiang.　江苏南接浙江。
　Hainan Island is to the south of Guangdong.　海南岛在广东南边。
　Panama lies to the south of the U.S.A.　巴拿马在美国以南。
　Africa lies to the south of Europe.　非洲位于欧洲以南。
　The airport is a few kilometres to the south of London.　机场在伦敦以南数公里处。
　Lincoln said that it was not right for the South to break away from the Union.　林肯说南方从合众国分裂出去是不对的。
　The South will have sunny periods.　南部会有阳光充足的时期。

　他住在华南。
　［误］ He lives in the South of China.
　［正］ He lives in South of China.
　［析］ South的首字母大写表示“某一特定的方位点以南的地区或国家”，当表示“在某地的南部”时，用in South of, South前不用加定冠词the.

1. A 南的，南方的，向南的　 towards the south
2. （风）来自南方　 (of a wind) coming from the south

　～ America　南美
　～ bank　南岸
　～ coast　南岸
　～ side　南边
　～ wind　南风
　～ from　…的南面

　She works on the south coast.　她在南部沿海地区工作。
　She works on the south bank.　她在南岸工作。
　The south wind blows warm air across the country.　南风把温暖的空气吹遍全国。
　The south side of the building gets a lot of sun.　建筑物的南面阳光充足。
　Mexico and the United States are in North America, the former lies south of the latter.　墨西哥和美国在北美，前者位于后者以南。
　When my daughter was working in the North, we went to visit her, but she came south in a bus and met us halfway, at a little town where the two roads join.　我女儿在北方工作时，我们去看她，她却乘一辆公共汽车南下了，半路上在一个两条公路相交的小镇与我们相遇了。

 ♣ south, southern
　参见southern条。

　向南，在南方　towards the south

　blow ～　向南吹
　face ～　朝南
　fly ～　向南飞
　go ～　向南走
　head ～　向南行驶

　Many birds fly south in the winter.　在冬季许多鸟都飞到南方。
　The wind blows south.　刮南风。
　The window faces south.　这扇窗户朝南。
　The ship is steering south.　这船正向南行驶。
　The swallows go south in the winter.　燕子在冬天南飞。

 ♣ down south
　往南，南下，在南方　to or in the south
　We're planning to move down south.　我们计划迁居南方。
　They used to live in Scotland but they moved down south.　他们以前住在苏格兰，后来移居南方了。
 ♣ go south with
　偷走　steal away
　She went south with a vase.　她偷走一个花瓶。

 ♣ 下面两句意思不同：
　

　［词源］　古英语suth （南）