autumn

英 [ˈɔːtəm]

美 [ˈɔːtəm]

n.  秋天; 秋季

中考高考考研TEM4

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2252 / COCA.5010

牛津词典

noun

• 秋天；秋季
  the season of the year between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and the weather becomes colder
  1. in the autumn of 2004
     在2004年秋季
  2. in early/late autumn
     初 / 晚秋
  3. the autumn term (= for example at a school or college in Britain)
     秋季学期
  4. autumn colours/leaves
     秋色 / 叶
  5. It's been a very mild autumn this year.
     今年秋天一直很暖和。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 秋天
  Autumnis the season between summer and winter when the weather becomes cooler and the leaves fall off the trees.
  1. We are always plagued by wasps in autumn.
     每年秋天，我们这里总是黄蜂成灾。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 fall

英英释义

noun

• the season when the leaves fall from the trees
  1. in the fall of 1973
  Synonym:fall

双语例句

• The autumn wind is soughing in the trees.
  秋风飒飒。
• The autumn harvest this year is better than that of last year.
  今年的秋收强似去年。
• Half the fruit crop froze out in the sudden severe autumn.
  有一半水果作物在秋天突如其来的严寒中冻死了。
• The maple trees were in their autumn glory of russets, reds and browns.
  正值秋季，赤褐色、红色和棕色的枫树绚烂夺目。
• Autumn is a lively season for the wool market.
  秋天是毛织品畅销的季节。
• Most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumn.
  大多数蝴蝶会在秋天的第一场霜冻来临时纷纷死去。
• For law students, autumn brings the recruiting season.
  对学法律的学生来说，秋季是招聘旺季。
• The story is set in the autumn of 1960.
  故事发生在1960年秋天。
• Autumn is the best season for travel.
  秋天是旅行的最好季节。
• The autumn moon has always been a favourite with poets and lovers of nature.
  秋月向来受到诗人和热爱大自然的人们的宠爱。