autumn
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈɔː.təm/us/ˈɑː.t̬əm/(USusuallyfall)A2
theseasonof theyearbetweensummerandwinter,lastingfromSeptembertoNovembernorthof theequatorand fromMarchto Maysouthof theequator, whenfruitsandcropsbecomereadytoeatand arepicked, andleavesfall:
秋天，秋季We like totravelin (the)autumn when there are fewertourists.我们喜欢在秋天出游，那时游人较少。
Lastautumn we went to Germany.去年秋天我们去了德国。
It's been a verymildautumn.今年秋天到目前气候都很温和。
autumncolours/leaves秋天的色彩／落叶
an autumnday/evening秋日/夜
- In the autumn Irakeup thedeadleaves.
- Cutting thebushback in the autumn willhelppromotevigorousgrowthin thespring.
- By thelookof things, we won't beableto takeourholidaytill the autumn.
- Our autumncatalogueis nowavailablefromourusualstockists.
- It was early autumn and theleaveswereturningyellow.
The seasons
- autumnal
- clock
- dead
- depth
- estival
- fall
- in the dead of night/winteridiom
- in the depth(s) of winteridiom
- Indian summer
- monsoon
- season
- seasonality
- seasonally
- spring fever
- springtime
- summer
- summertime
- winter
- wintertime
Idiom
autumn years