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

• 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。
• Autumn's my favourite season.
  秋天是我最喜欢的季节。
• 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。
• Autumn is the best season for travel.
  秋天是旅行的最好季节。
• 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。
• 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 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 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。
• We are always plagued by wasps in autumn.
  每年秋天，我们这里总是黄蜂成灾。
• The autumn wind is soughing in the trees.
  秋风飒飒。