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

• 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 Fragrant Hills are exceptionally beautiful in late autumn.
  深秋的香山格外美丽。
• It is bright and fresh in early autumn.
  初秋的天气格外明朗清新。
• This could be the feel-good movie of the autumn.
  这可以称得上是今秋令人赏心悦目的影片了。
• The story is set in the autumn of 1960.
  故事发生在1960年秋天。
• Summer styles are often a foretaste of autumn fashion.
  夏装的款式常常是秋装的预兆。
• The autumn harvest is about to start.
  秋收即将开始。
• The autumn wind is soughing in the trees.
  秋风飒飒。
• As autumn approached, the plants and colours in the garden changed.
  秋天临近，花园中的草木和颜色也发生了变化。
• The autumn harvest this year is better than that of last year.
  今年的秋收强似去年。