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autumn

noun
 
🔊/ˈɔːtəm/
🔊/ˈɔːtəm/
(especially British English)
(North American English usually fall)
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. the season of the year between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and the weather becomes colder秋天；秋季
    • in the autumn of something in the autumn of 2010在 2010 年秋季
    • (figurative) He is in the autumn of his career.他正处于职业生涯的秋天。
    • in early/late autumn 初秋；晚秋
    • the autumn term (= for example at a school or college in Britain)秋季学期
    • autumn leaves/colours秋天的树叶/颜色
    • It's been a very mild autumn this year.今年秋天一直很暖和。🔊🔊
    • a crisp/chilly/wet/cool autumn脆/冷/湿/凉的秋天
    • their autumn collection of dresses (= designed to be worn in autumn)他们的秋装系列
    • Demand always rises during the autumn and winter months.在秋季和冬季，需求总是上升。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • last
    • this past
    • the following
    • …
    autumn + noun
    • weather
    • sun
    • sunlight
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French autompne, or later directly from Latin autumnus.