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

• Autumn's my favourite season.
  秋天是我最喜欢的季节。
• The autumn harvest this year is better than that of last year.
  今年的秋收强似去年。
• 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。
• We are always plagued by wasps in autumn.
  每年秋天，我们这里总是黄蜂成灾。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Autumn is a lively season for the wool market.
  秋天是毛织品畅销的季节。
• Right now we are in the changeover period between autumn and winter.
  眼下，我们正处于秋冬交替的时候。
• The autumn rain goes on and on.
  秋雨绵绵。