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winter/ˈwintə/ n. & v.●n. 1 the coldest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August 冬季，冬天(在北半球为 12 月至 2 月；南半球为 6 月至 8 月) 2 Astron. the period from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox 【天】从冬至到春分的时间 3 a bleak or lifeless period or region etc. 阴郁黯淡(或死气沉沉)的时期(或地域等) nuclear winter 核冬天 4 poet. a year (esp. of a person's age) [诗] (尤指人的年纪)年；岁 a man of fifty winters 50 岁的人 5 (作 attrib.)a characteristic of or suitable for winter 冬季的；适合于冬季的 winter light 冬日阳光; winter clothes 冬衣 b (of fruit) ripening late or keeping until or during winter (指水果)晚至冬季才成熟的；放到冬季或适于冬季储藏的 c (of wheat or other crops) sown in autumn for harvesting the following year (小麦或其他农作物)越冬的(秋季播种，来年收获) ●v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 at, in) pass the winter 过冬 likes to winter in the Canaries 喜欢在加那利群岛过冬 2 tr. keep or feed (plants, cattle) during winter 冬季储藏(果蔬)；冬季饲养(家畜) □ winterer n. (居留或到某处)过冬者 □ winterless adj.□ winterly adj.[Old English from Germanic: probably related to WET] |