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 rain goes on and on.
  秋雨绵绵。
• For law students, autumn brings the recruiting season.
  对学法律的学生来说，秋季是招聘旺季。
• She'll be home by autumn.
  秋天她将回到家里。
• Second litters can be put off in autumn as porkers.
  第二窝小猪到了秋天就可以当肥小猪卖掉。
• Leaves fall off the trees in the autumn.
  秋天，树叶纷纷从树上掉下来。
• 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。
• We plan to release a prototype this autumn for trial in hospitals.
  我们计划今年秋天在各医院推出一个模型进行试验。
• The Government will try to spin out the conference into next autumn.
  政府会竭力将会议拖长到下个秋季。
• The autumn wind is soughing in the trees.
  秋风飒飒。
• 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。