Southampton

/saʊˈθæmptən/, /saʊθˈhæmptən/

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a city on the south coast of England. It is one of Britain's most important ports. For much of the 20th century it was the main port for passenger ships crossing the Atlantic. Some passenger ships still use the port of Southampton, but it now deals mainly with container ships (= ships that carry goods in large metal boxes).南安普敦（英格兰南海岸城市，英国最重要的港口之一。20 世纪的大部分时间都是客船横渡大西洋的主要港口。一些客船仍使用南安普敦港，但该港现在主要处理集装箱船）