their right, especially in a sport such as boxing ( Ate

the .South 'Pole noun [sing.] the point of the earth that is furthest south

.south-south-'east noun [sing.] (abbr. SSE) the direction at an equal distance between south and south-east

► .south-south-'east adv.

.south-south-'west noun [sing.] {abbr. SSW) the direction at an equal distance between south and south-west

► .south-south-'west adv.

south-wards /'saoGwadz; NAmE -wardz/ (also southward) adv. towards the south fa ]%"; % : to turn

southwards fa ► south-ward adj.: in a southward direction fa$f

.south-'west noun (usually the south-west) [sing.] {abbr. SW) the direction or region at an equal distance between south and west ®]^; ® A ; tSlti E

— picture e> compass ► .south-'west adv., adj.

,south-'westerly adj. 1 [only before noun] in or towards the south-west iff ]% Alfa; fa®®fa; M®g|5fa 2 [usually before noun] (of winds jxQ blowing from the south-west

AUSiWAfa

.south-'western adj. [only before noun] {abbr. SW) connected with the south-west iff^jfa; If® Afafa .south- westwards (also south- westward) adv. towards the south-west fa 0 ® iff ® ► .south- westward adj.

sou-venir /,su:va'ma(r); NAmE -'mr; 'suivanrr/ noun a thing that you buy and/or keep to remind yourself of a place, an occasion or a holiday/vacation; something that you bring back for other people when you have been on holiday/vacation ZE&M; pq; ( J$ fix Bf

fa^i^Afa ) H771 MEMENTO: I bought the ring

as a souvenir of Greece. ffc^f —, ©ft/t^-Ufa 0 a souvenir shop ®f£ souv-la-ki /sui'vlaski/ noun [U, C] a Greek dish consisting of pieces of meat cooked on sticks { fa ^

sou’-wester /.sau'west0(r)/ noun 1 a hat made of shiny material that keeps out the rain, with a long wide piece at the back to protect the neck

) 2 a strong wind or storm coming from the south-west IfitMII

sov-er-elgn /'sDvrin; NAmE 'saivran/ noun, adj.

■ noun 1 {formal) a king or queen if ±; A ^ 2 an old British gold coin worth one pound &M, ( IH

m, ©ft )

» adj. {formal) 1 [only before noun] (of a country or state |I] |C) free to govern itself; completely independent A ± 7L fa ; % ft fL fa ram autonomous 2 having complete power or the greatest power in the country #

^££Pf£Afa; AMi^A±fa$Afa: a sovereign ruler

sov-er-eign-ty /'suvranti; NAmE 'sa:v-/ noun [U] (formaf)

1 ~ (over sth) complete power to govern a country A

The country claimed sovereignty over the island. 0

the sovereignty of Parliament X A fa fl i»i $. $(, 0 (figurative) the idea of consumer sovereignty ff# 5 ±

2 the state of being a country with freedom to govern itself A § A : The declaration proclaimed the full sovereignty of the republic. & f# it If H. “n & A fH S3 %

So-viet /'sauviat; 'snv-; NAmE 'souviet; 'sa:v-/ adj. [usually before noun] connected with the former USSR ^f£fa so-viet /'sauviat; 'sdv-; NAmE 'souviet; 'sa:v-/ noun 1 [C] an elected local, district or national council in the former USSR ) 2 the

Soviets [pi.] {especially NAmE) the people of the former USSR -ftfKA

sow¹ /sau; NAmE sou/ verb —see also sow² (sowed, sown /saun; NAmE soun/ or sowed, sowed) 1 ~ sth (in/on sth) | ~ sth (with sth) to plant or spread seeds in or on the ground ; #: [VN] Sow the seeds in rows.

- ^ - ii: M # ₀ o The fields around had been sown

with wheat, fa H fa ffe M # ± J A M ₀ o [V] Water well after sowing. ]f Wvj&&'7.K o 2 [VN] ~ sth (in sth) to introduce or spread feelings or ideas, especially ones that cause trouble i§ ft; A; f$ if]: to sow

doubt in sb’s mind o to sow confusion M

HflTCI sow the seeds of sth to start the process that leads to a particular situation or result j$A---fail SIT fa ft¹ A sow (your) wild ‘oats (of young men W A I? f‘) to go through a period of wild behaviour while young, especially having a lot of romantic or sexual relationships M$t$aAPfa — more at reap sow² /sau/ noun a female pig —compare boar, hog n. — see also sow¹ fTITXl see silk sower /'saua(r); NAmE 'sou-/ noun a person or machine that puts seeds in the ground soya /'soia/ (BrE) {NAmE soy) noun [U] the plant on which soya beans grow; the food obtained from soya beans A a ( fttf ) ; AsLfsVll: a soya crop ASft^l o soya /fours®

'soya bean (BrE) (NAmE soy-bean /'soi bi:n/) noun a type of bean, originally from SE Asia, that is used instead of meat or animal protein in some types of food AS

‘soya milk noun [U] a liquid made from soya beans, used instead of milk

soy sauce /,spi 'so:s/ (also .soya 'sauce) noun [u] a thin dark brown sauce that is made from soya beans and has a salty taste, used in Chinese and Japanese cooking

M

soz-zled /'sdzM; NAmE 'saizld/ adj. (BrE, slang) very drunk AS?fa; £S?fa

spa /spa:/ noun 1 a place where water with minerals in it, which is considered to be good for your health, comes up naturally out of the ground; the name given to a town that has such a place and where there are, or were, places where people could drink the water fT A ff iff; C&M: Leamington Spa 7ij BJ] IKC## 0 q spa town ^A' MfaMIS O spa waters ft2 a place where people can relax and improve their health, with, for example, a swimming pool Pfc] ft # 4¹ 7': a superb health spa which includes sauna, Turkish bath and fitness rooms —

► (especially NAmE) = Jacuzzi space /speis/ noun, verb m noun

— EMPTY AREA / |n| 1 [U] an amount of an area or of a place that is empty or that is available for use ( pjfijfa fa ) A?itk, $ |h] 033 room : floor/office/shelf, etc. space mmA^S.1^J$|hL »±fa$3f o We must make good use of the available space.

71 If]M fi0 That desk takes up too much space. g|S f If Wi/' AAo <> There is very little storage space in the department. & A A W fa A tB'K

0 Can we make space for an extra chair? AlfeM

0 How much disk space will it take up (= on a computer)? j&A 2 [C] an

area or a place that is empty $; ^; $ 7;' $ ^:

a large/small/narrow/wide space A / ^ ^ fa $ A 0

a space two metres by three metres AAAj&WAfaSiB] O a parking space f fa A ffe 0 crowded together in a confined space ~-^#Ff£$£/ffa$|Hj o I’ll clear a space for your books. o Put it in

the space between the table and the wall, f ffl i# f¹ |'b]

3 [U] the quality of being large and empty, allowing you to move freely % ; $ Rt;

ram spaciousness The room has been furnished and decorated to give a feeling of space. 'a — ,

4 [c, u] a

large area of land that has no buildings on it (

#1 fa ) A ft $ fife, Jf fiU : the wide open spaces of the Canadian prairies ® ^ A~~)t ft A^fa^® <> It’s a city with fine buildings and plenty of open space.

Wil^fa^^XWJf Nfa^i&o o note at land

— OUTSIDE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE jft# A'HM ^ 5 (also .outer 'space) [U] the area outside the earth’s atmosphere where all the other planets and stars are

fa; A$: the first woman in space %—AA^fa A o the possibility of visitors from outer space ;B il/hff $|0JA§fa o a space flight/mission ASAft; A