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sours or if sth sours it, it becomes sour and has an unpleasant taste or smell:(牛奶等变味,酸腐 Source /so:s; NAmEso:rs/ noun, verb

                  noun 1 a place, person or thing that you get sth from 来源;.'出办renewaWe energy sources可再生能源 Your local library will be a useful source of information. 你们当地的图书馆就是很好的资料来源。 What is their main source o/fncome?他们的主要收入来源是什么

2 [usually pi.] a person, book or document that provides information, especially for study, a piece of written work or news 信息来源;原始资 g: He re_A/sed to name his sources.他拒绝说出消息办来源。◊ Government sources indicated yesterday that cuts may have to be made.政府方面昨天透露,削减可能势在必行。◊source materiaZ 原始资料◊ Historians use a wide range 0/ primary and secondary sources /or thei> research•历 学家在研究中使用大量的原始资料和二手资料。3a person or thing that causes sth, especially a problem 起 源;根源;原因:a source / violence ‘力的根源◊ a source of confusion 4 the place where a river

or stream starts 源头;发源地the source of the Nile:罗河的发源地 tUTOl at source at the place or the point that sth comes from or begins 在源‘;从一开始:Is your salary taxed at source (= by your employer)?

的是税后工资吗?

                  verl; [VN] [often passive] ~ sth (from )(fcws/ness 商)to get sth from a particular place i 从…J 会得:We source aZZ tfte meat soW m our stores om Bri’ris/z/arms.我们.商店 里卖的肉均从英国农场购进。see also outsource

source-book /'soisbuk; NAmE 'soirs-/ noun a collection of texts on a particular subject, used especially as an introduction to the subject (有关某专题的)原始资料 集,绪论资料集

'source code noun [U] {computing if) a computer program written in text form that must be translated into machine code before it can run on a computer

(代)

'source program nown {computing if) a program that is written in source code釦程序(用源袂码编写

,sour 'cream (BrE also .soured cream) noun [U] cream that has been made sour by adding bacteria to it, used in cooking酸奶油(烹'任>

sour-dough /'sauadau; NAmE 'sauardou/ noun [u] dough (= a mixture of flour, fat and water) that is left to ferment so that it has a sour taste, used for making bread; bread made with this dough 酸面团;发面面包 'sour^faced adj. [usually before noun] (of a person X) having a bad-tempered or unpleasant expression 脸色 阴沉的;显得不高兴的

sour-puss /'sauapus; NAmE 'sauarpus/ noun {informal) a person who is not cheerful or pleasant 阴郁的人;整天

绷着脸的人性情乖戾的人

sousa-phone /'suizafaun; NAmE -foun/ noun a brass instrument like a tuba, used in marching bands in the US苏萨大号(美国行进乐队用) sous-chef I'su: Jef/ noun a person who is the second most senior cook in a restaurant (餐馆的■)畐丨J:主:厨 —compare Chef, commis

souse /saus/ verb [VN] [usually passive] to soak sth/sb completely in a liquid 浸邊;使湿腌 soused /saust/ adj. 1 [only before noun] (of fish 鱼) preserved in salt water and vinegar soused 畴鲱鱼 2 (o/^/flsh/o/ie)drunk 喝醉的 SOllth /sau0/ noun, adj., adv. u noun [U, sing.] (abbr. S, So.) 1 (usually the south) the direction that is on your right when you watch the sun rise; one of the four main points of the compass .南; 南云Which way is south?哪边是南 _?.◊ warmer weather coming_/h?m the south受南方的系响而渐暖的天 ^ He lives to the south of (= further south than) the city•他住在城外南边   — picture o compass — com­

pare EAST, NORTH, west 2 the south, the South the southern part of a country, a region or the world 南 方;南部birds to t/ie south /or the winter 飞往 南方.ik 冬的鸟◊ rhey bought a vi7ia in the South ._/ France..4们在法国南部买了 一座别S◊ Houses are Zess

expensive in the North than in the South (= of England).

(英格兰)北方的房子比南方便宜。3 the South the southern states .of the US美国南方各州;美国南方 —see also Deep South 4 the South the poorer countries in the southern half of the world ( ._■半球 的)发展中国家

                  adj. (abbr. S, So.) [only before noun] 1 in or towards the south方的;南的;南部的South miies南威尔士 ◊ 77iey Zive on the south coast他们住在南海岸2 a south wind blows from the south 南风的;*方吹来的 —compare southerly

                  iw/v. towards the south 向南;朝南.rhis room /aces south.这间屋子朝南。HT71 down 'south {informal) to or in the southespecially of England (尤指英格兰卜往 .南方.在南方rhey’ve gone to iive down south.他们到

南方去住了。

,South A'merica noun [U] the continent which is to the south of Central America and N America 南美洲 —compare Latin America

south-bound /'sauGbaund/ adj. travelling or leading towards the south 南行的;向 _ 的:sowt/iboimd 南行的车辆◊.■the southbound carriageway / the motorway髙速公路的南向车行道

the .South- East noun (Br£) the south-eastern part of England which is the richest part of the country and has the highest population英格兰东南部(英国最富 有人口最多的地区.

.south-'east noun (usually the south-east) [sing.] {abbr. SE) the direction or region at an equal distance between south and east东南; ''南方;东南地区一 picture c> compass .south-'east adv., adj.

,south-'easterly adj. 1 [only before noun] in or towards the south-east东南古的;向东南的;东*部的2 [usually before noun] (of winds M) blowing from the south-east 从东南吹来的

.south-'eastern adj. [only before noun] {abbr. SE) con- nected with the south-east 东南的;东■向的

.south- eastwards (also .south-eastward) adv. to- wards the south-east 向系南;朝东南.south- 'eastwardflfif/..

south-er-ly /'sAQali; NAmE -arli/ adj., noun

                  1 .[only before noun] in or towards the south 南方 的;向南的;南部的traveling in a southerly direction 朝南行进 2 [usually before noun] (of winds blowing from the south 从南方吹来的a warm southerly breeze 从南边吹来的和煦叙风一 compare south

                  noun {pi. -ies) a wind that blows from the south

SOUth-em tH»f /'SAOan; NAmE-3ml (also South-ern)

adj. {abbr. S) [usually before noun]

located in the south or facing south; connected with or ’ al of the south part of the world or a region 南方 向南的;南命的the southern .scopes. / the mountains 山知由坡◊.southern Spain 西班旁南_ ◊ a southern accent P ^

.southern 'belle noun {NAmE, old-fashioned) a young attractive woman from tile southern US .(美国;南方

美女

the .Southern 'Cone noun [s\ng] the region of S America which consists of Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile#地区i南美洲的巴西、巴拉

圭、鸟'拉塞、阿根廷和智利)

the .Southern 'Cross noun [sing.] a group of stars in the shape, of a cross that can be seen from the southern HEMISPHERE 南士 字(星)座

south-ern-er /'sAQdn9{r); NAmE -arn-/ noun a person who comes from or lives in the southern part of a country南方人

the .Southern 'Lights noun [pi.] (also aur*ora aus­tralis) bands of coloured light that are sometimes seen in the sky at night in the most southern countries of the world南极光

suth-ern*most /'sAdenmaust; NAmE -arnmoust/ adj. sually .before noun furthest south 最南的;最南的; 最南命的the southernmost part / the isiand 岛的最

south-paw /'sau0pa:/ noun {informal, especially NAm£) a person who prefers to use their left hand rather than