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[/ˈwɪntə(r); ˋwɪntɚ/] n [U, C] 用法:
1 the last and coldest season of the year, coming between autumn and spring, ie from December to February in the Northern hemisphere 冬, 冬天, 冬季（在北半球为十二月至二月）:
Many trees lose their leaves in winter. 有许多树在冬季落叶. *
The plants have survived the winter. 这些植物经过冬天没有冻死. *
They worked on the building all through the winter. 他们一冬都在建这座楼. *
They spend the winter(s) in a warmer climate. 他们在气候较暖的地方过冬. *
She lived alone in the house for a whole winter. 她独自一人在这所房子里过了一冬. *
He is going to retire next winter. 他打算到冬天就退休了. *
on a dark winter's night 在冬天一个漆黑的夜晚 *
[attrib 作定语] winter quarters, ie (esp formerly) place where an army spends the winter during a campaign （尤指旧时）冬季兵营.2 (idm 习语) in the dead of winter => dead n. winter 2
v [I] (fml 文) spend the winter 过冬:
It became fashionable for the rich to winter in the sun. 在阳光充足的地方过冬成了富人的时尚. *
birds wintering in the south 在南方过冬的鸟. |