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- autumn ['ɔːtəm]
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1.
n
[sometimes capital]
fall the season of the year between summer and winter, astronomically from the September equinox to the December solstice in the N hemisphere and from the March equinox to the June solstice in the S hemisphere
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2.
n
(as modifier)
- autumn leaves
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3.
n
a period of late maturity, esp one followed by a decline
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4.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Latin autumnus, perhaps of Etruscan origin
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1.
n
[sometimes capital]
fall the season of the year between summer and winter, astronomically from the September equinox to the December solstice in the N hemisphere and from the March equinox to the June solstice in the S hemisphere
Examples
- In autumn, the red ash leaves make this street so beautiful.
- 秋天时，红色的梣树把街道装扮得非常漂亮。 → ash
- The best season to travel Japan is Autumn, not hot nor too cold.
- 到日本旅游的最佳季节是秋天，不冷也不热。 → autumn
- I really like Autumn, all the leaves are yellow and red.
- 我非常喜欢秋天，所有叶子都变成了黄色或者红色。 → autumn
- My birthday is in Autumn but I'd like it to be in Summer.
- 我的生日在秋天，但我希望是在夏天。
- In autumn all the floor is covered with a carpet of leaves.
- 秋日里，落叶像地毯一样覆盖在地面上。 → carpet
- in (the) autumn
- 在秋季 → autumn
- The trees shed their leaves every autumn.
- 这些树每年秋天都落叶。 → their
- autumn leaves → autumn
- the new autumn range → range
- 我打算去趟秋交会, 买几件秋冬时装。
- I plan to go to the autumn commodities fair to buy some autumn and winter clothes. → 秋交会
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