winter
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈwɪn.tər/us/ˈwɪn.t̬ɚ/A1
theseasonbetweenautumnandspring,lastingfromNovembertoMarchnorthof theequatorand from May toSeptembersouthof theequator, when theweatheriscoldest:
冬季,冬天Ithinkyoutendtoeatmorein (the)winter.我想你在冬天可能会吃得更多。
Lastwinter we wentskiing.去年冬天我们去滑雪了。
It's been asurprisinglymildwinter.今年冬天暖和得出奇。
a winter/winter'sday一个冬日
winterweather/snow冬季的天气/雪
See also
wintertime
- Delicateplantsneed to bekeptin agreenhouseduring the winter.
- Everywherelookssogreyanddepressingin winter.
- We need toconserveoursuppliesso we can get through the winter.
- Theroadisopennow, but it is oftenblockedbysnowin the winter.
- Wetendto getcoldwinters andwarm,drysummersin thispartof thecountry.
The seasons
- autumn
- autumnal
- clock
- dead
- depth
- estival
- fall
- in the dead of night/winteridiom
- in the depth(s) of winteridiom
- monsoon
- season
- seasonal
- seasonality
- seasonally
- spring fever
- springtime
- summer
- vernal
- wintertime
winter
verb[I+ adv/prep]
uk/ˈwɪn.tər/us/ˈwɪn.t̬ɚ/(especiallyof abird) tospendthe winter in aparticularplace:
(尤指鸟类)过冬,越冬Birdsmigrateso that they can winter in awarmercountry.鸟类定期迁徙,这样它们就可以在更暖和的地方过冬。
A lot ofolderpeoplefromnorthernstateswinter in Florida or Arizona.许多老人从北方各州到佛罗里达或亚利桑那过冬。
Changing homes & moving
- anti-immigrant
- anti-immigration
- asylum seeker
- deinstitutionalize
- diaspora
- greener pasturesidiom
- immigrant
- immigration
- migrant
- migrate
- migration
- mover
- relocation
- removal
- removalist
- remover
- resettle
- settle
- shift
- stake