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 is a lively season for the wool market.
  秋天是毛织品畅销的季节。
• Leaves fall off the trees in the autumn.
  秋天，树叶纷纷从树上掉下来。
• As the leaves of autumn wither and fall, so has my own life become barren.
  我的生命就如秋叶般枯萎凋零。
• 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 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。
• 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 Fragrant Hills are exceptionally beautiful in late autumn.
  深秋的香山格外美丽。
• 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。
• The autumn rain goes on and on.
  秋雨绵绵。
• 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。