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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。
西南；西南方
southwests — plural of southwest
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
西南；西南方
the compass point or direction midway between south and west
The farm is to the southwest of the village.
农场在村庄的西南方。
南与西之间的方位点,方位角为225°
The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.
指南针上介于南和西之间的方位；225度
the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
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
the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
与西南方向相对应的方向
the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point
The village is about 40 kilometers to the southwest of the city.
这个村庄在市区西南方向大约40公里处。
The wind is blowing from the southwest, so it should bring warmer air.
风从西南方向吹来，所以应该会带来更暖的空气。
Many farmers in the southwest grow grapes and olives.
西南地区的许多农民种植葡萄和橄榄。
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。
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。
作形容词修饰名词；修饰 wind、breeze 等时表示来自西南方向。
A southwest wind brought warm air.
西南风带来了暖空气。
Not this
The wind is from southwest.
Use this
The wind is from the southwest.
southwest 作名词表示“西南方”时，前面通常要用定冠词 the，即 from the southwest。不加 the 会让 from 后缺少名词，读起来像把副词误当作了名词。
Not this
India is in the southwest of China.
Use this
India is to the southwest of China.
in the southwest of 表示“在中国境内西南部”，而印度并不在中国境内，所以要用 to the southwest of 表示“在中国的西南方向（境外）”。汉语的“在……西南”既可指内部也可指外部，英语必须用 in 或 to 区分。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
西南角
The entrance is at the southwest corner of the building.
入口在大楼的西南角。
西南地区
This plant is common in the southwest region.
这种植物在西南地区很常见。
西南海岸
The hotel overlooks the southwest coast.
这家酒店俯瞰着西南海岸。
在……西南
The airport is to the southwest of the city center.
机场在市中心西南方。
Use southwests naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.