winter

noun
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🔊/ˈwɪntər/
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  1. the coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring冬天;冬季
    • a cold/mild/harsh winter寒冷/轻度/严酷的冬天
    • a severe/hard winter严冬
    • We went to New Zealand last winter.我们去年冬天去了新西兰。🔊🔊
    • in (the) winter Our house can be very cold in (the) winter.我们的房子到了冬天有时会非常冷。
    • during the winter Weed seeds are an important source of food for birds during the winter. 杂草种子是冬季鸟类的重要食物来源。
    • through/throughout the winter They worked on the building all through the winter.他们整个冬天都在建这座大楼。🔊🔊
    • the winter months冬季的月份
    • winter storms/weather冬季暴风雨/天气
    • a winter coat 过冬的大衣
    Extra Examples
    • The birds fly south for the winter.这些鸟飞往南方过冬。
    • a frigid midwestern city in the dead of winter隆冬时节一个寒冷的中西部城市
    • one of the worst winters we have ever had我们所经历过的最严酷的冬季之一
    • plants which are susceptible to winter frosts不耐霜冻的植物
    • the artist's bleak winter scene艺术家笔下那凄凉的冬日景色
    • Pensioners receive a winter fuel allowance.养老金领取者可领取冬季燃料津贴。
    • I don't like this winter weather.我不喜欢这个冬天的天气。
    • an ideal location for a winter break寒假的理想地点
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • last
    • this past
    • the following
    winter + noun
    • conditions
    • temperature
    • weather
    phrases
    • go, fly, head, etc. south for the winter
    • in the dead of winter
    • in the depths of winter
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    Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch winter and German Winter, probably also to wet.
Idioms
in the dead of winter
  1. in the coldest part of winter在隆冬;在严冬

winter

verb
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🔊/ˈwɪntər/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they winter
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he / she / it winters
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🔊/ˈwɪntərz/
past simple wintered
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past participle wintered
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-ing form wintering
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  1. (+ adv./prep.) to spend the winter somewhere过冬
    • Many British birds winter in Africa.许多英国的鸟在非洲过冬。🔊🔊
    • Increasing numbers of retired people are wintering abroad.越来越多的退休人员在国外越冬。
    compare overwinter
    Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch winter and German Winter, probably also to wet.