单词 | south-east |
释义 | south-east also southeast 1. uncountable noun [oft the NOUN] B1 The south-east is the direction which is halfway between south and east. The city of Chengdu lies some seven hundred miles to the South-East. 2. singular noun B1+ The south-east of a place, country, or region is the part which is in the south-east. ...the South-east of England. [+ of] The heaviest snowfalls today are expected in the south-east. 3. adverb [ADVERB after verb] B1 If you go south-east, you travel towards the south-east. We turned south-east, making for Portoferraio. 4. adverb B1+ Something that is south-east of a place is positioned to the south-east of it. ...the potteries of Iznik, some 120km south-east of Istanbul. [+ of] 5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1+ The south-east part of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the south-east. ...South-East Asia. ...the south-east quarter of Lincolnshire. ...an island just off Shetland's south-east coast. 6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A south-east wind is a wind that blows from the south-east. |
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