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 autumn rain goes on and on.
  秋雨绵绵。
• He published his autobiography last autumn.
  他去年秋天出版了自己的自传。
• For law students, autumn brings the recruiting season.
  对学法律的学生来说，秋季是招聘旺季。
• The autumn harvest is about to start.
  秋收即将开始。
• 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 autumn harvest this year is better than that of last year.
  今年的秋收强似去年。
• The autumn wind is soughing.
  秋风萧瑟。
• She'll be home by autumn.
  秋天她将回到家里。
• This autumn, 6000 residents will participate in the first phase of the project
  今年秋天，将有6000名居民参加该项目的第一阶段。
• 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。