southeast

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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south·east1, Southeast /ˌsaʊθˈiːst◂/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] (written abbreviation SE)  1. SGthe direction that is exactly between south and east 东南，东南方2. the southeast SGthe southeastern part of a country 〔某国的〕东南部 —southeast adverbn We continued southeast to Kells.

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southeast• The agency ruled Thursday that the repository in salt beds near Carlsbadabout 300 miles southeast of Albuquerquecould safely contain radioactive waste.• Bisbee is located about 90 minutes southeast of Tucson; take I-10 east to Benson, turning south on Highway 80.• Most areas of Britain outside the southeast are now under the rule of these people.• The community buried their deceased in the flexed position, on their sides with heads to the southeast.• And then for well over an hour she held a line toward the southeast.• I woke to see the dim outlines of a mountain towards the southeast.

Related topics: Nature, Meteorology, Geography

southeast2, Southeast ●●○ adjective (written abbreviation SE)  1. DNHEMa southeast wind comes from the southeast 〔风〕来自东南方的2  SGin the southeast of a place 〔某地区的〕东南部的 the southeast quarter of the city 该市的东南部

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southeast• the southeast corner of the state

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south‧east¹ , Southeast /ˌsaʊθˈiːst◂/ noun [uncountable] (written abbreviation SE)
1. the direction that is exactly between south and east
2. the southeast the southeastern part of a country
—southeast adverb:
    We continued southeast to Kells.

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southeast² , Southeast adjective (written abbreviation SE)
1. a southeast wind comes from the southeast
2. in the southeast of a place:
    the southeast quarter of the city