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

• Summer styles are often a foretaste of autumn fashion.
  夏装的款式常常是秋装的预兆。
• 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。
• She'll be home by autumn.
  秋天她将回到家里。
• 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。
• The autumn wind is soughing.
  秋风萧瑟。
• Leaves fall off the trees in the autumn.
  秋天，树叶纷纷从树上掉下来。
• The story is set in the autumn of 1960.
  故事发生在1960年秋天。
• 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。
• It is bright and fresh in early autumn.
  初秋的天气格外明朗清新。
• The autumn harvest is about to start.
  秋收即将开始。