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 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。
• 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。
• In autumn the leaves change from green to brown.
  秋天树叶由绿色变为褐色。
• He published his autobiography last autumn.
  他去年秋天出版了自己的自传。
• 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。
• Summer styles are often a foretaste of autumn fashion.
  夏装的款式常常是秋装的预兆。
• Leaves fall off the trees in the autumn.
  秋天，树叶纷纷从树上掉下来。
• 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。
• It is bright and fresh in early autumn.
  初秋的天气格外明朗清新。