Word · Frequency #15280
southwest
西南；西南方
the compass point or direction midway between south and west
- 1.
The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.
南与西之间的方位点,方位角为225°
- 2.
the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
指南针上介于南和西之间的方位；225度
- 3.
the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
美国西南部地区,通常包括新墨西哥州、亚利桑那州、德克萨斯州、内华达州、加利福尼亚州,有时包括犹他州和科罗拉多州
- 4.
the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point
与西南方向相对应的方向
南与西之间的方位点,方位角为225°；指南针上介于南和西之间的方位；225度；美国西南部地区,通常包括新墨西哥州、亚利桑那州、德克萨斯州、内华达州、加利福尼亚州,有时包括犹他州和科罗拉多州；与西南方向相对应的方向；西南
In use
The village is about 40 kilometers to the southwest of the city.
The wind is blowing from the southwest, so it should bring warmer air.
Many farmers in the southwest grow grapes and olives.
to the southwest (of sth)
表示方向方位时常用 the；接 of 引出参照地点。
The farm is to the southwest of the village.
农场在村庄的西南方。
in the southwest (of sth)
指某个地理区域内部靠西南的部分。
These plants grow in the southwest of the country.
这些植物生长在该国的西南部。
southwest + noun
作形容词修饰名词；修饰 wind、breeze 等时表示来自西南方向。
Connections
Collocations
- in the southwest
- 在西南部
- They own a small farm in the southwest of the country.他们在该国西南部有一个小农场。
- southwest wind
- 西南风
- A gentle southwest wind brought warmer weather.一阵轻柔的西南风带来了更暖和的天气。
- southwest corner
- 西南角
- The entrance is at the southwest corner of the building.入口在大楼的西南角。
- southwest region
- 西南地区
- This plant is common in the southwest region.这种植物在西南地区很常见。
- southwest coast
- 西南海岸
- The hotel overlooks the southwest coast.这家酒店俯瞰着西南海岸。
- to the southwest of
Learner notes
Memory Tip
助记联想：south（南）和west（西）直接相加成southwest，正好对应汉字的“西南”，先南后西。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常方位表达、地理与地图、天气预报 southwest 表示“西南（方）”时通常属于中性表达，口语和书面语都可用；作形容词时多用于描述方位或风，在气象、地理等语境比较常见。
Grammar Note
名词表示方向或地区时通常与定冠词 the 连用；复数 southwests 极少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with the stressed ending -west /wɛst/: they all end in /ɛst/. Note that south (the first half of southwest) is /saʊθ/ and does not rhyme with the whole word; southeast is /ˌsaʊˈθiːst/ and also sounds different.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.