down southa) British EnglishBrE informalSG in or to the southern part of England 在〔英格兰的〕南部;向〔英格兰的〕南部 We moved down south about five years ago. 大约五年前我们迁居英格兰南部。
b) American EnglishAmE (also down South) in or to the southern US states 在〔美国的〕南方(地区);向〔美国的〕南方(地区) His sister lives down south. 他妹妹住在南方。
→ down south at south3(1)