winter
- IPA[ˈwɪntə]
英式
- the coldest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August;the period from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox.
- (of fruit) ripening late in the year;(of wheat or other crops) sown in autumn for harvesting the following year.
- (especially of a bird) spend the winter in a particular place;keep or feed (plants or cattle) during winter.
verb: winter, 3rd person present: winters, gerund or present participle: wintering, past tense: wintered, past participle: wintered
noun: winter, plural noun: winters
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the coldest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August the tree has a good crop of berries in winter the winter months
- ▪ the period from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox.
- ▪ years he seemed a hundred winters old
形容詞
- 1. (of fruit) ripening late in the year a winter apple
- ▪ (of wheat or other crops) sown in autumn for harvesting the following year.
動詞
- 1. (especially of a bird) spend the winter in a particular place birds wintering in the Channel Islands
- ▪ keep or feed (plants or cattle) during winter.