winter
UK ['wɪn.tər] US [-tˌɚ] noun countable or uncountable
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■the season between autumn and spring, lasting from November to March north of the equator and from May to September south of the equator, when the weather is coldest 冬季，冬天•Last winter we went skiing.去年冬天我们去滑雪了。 •It's been a surprisingly mild winter.今年冬天暖和得出奇。 •I think you tend to eat more in the winter.我想你在冬天可能会吃得更多。
UK ['wɪn.tər] US [-tˌɚ] verb intransitive + adverb or preposition
■(especially of a bird) to spend the winter in a particular place （尤指鸟类）过冬，越冬•Birds migrate so that they can winter in a warmer country.鸟类定期迁徙，这样它们就可以在更暖和的地方过冬。 •Kuwait Bay is one of the world's most important wintering grounds for wading birds.科威特湾是世界上最重要的涉禽越冬地之一。 |