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 story is set in the autumn of 1960.
  故事发生在1960年秋天。
• It is bright and fresh in early autumn.
  初秋的天气格外明朗清新。
• Leaves fall off the trees in the autumn.
  秋天，树叶纷纷从树上掉下来。
• 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。
• In autumn the leaves change from green to brown.
  秋天树叶由绿色变为褐色。
• Autumn's my favourite season.
  秋天是我最喜欢的季节。
• The Fragrant Hills are exceptionally beautiful in late autumn.
  深秋的香山格外美丽。
• 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。
• 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。
• The autumn rain goes on and on.
  秋雨绵绵。