win‧ter 1 S2 W2 / wɪntə $ -ər / 名词 [可数和不可数名词]

the season after autumn and before spring, when the weather is coldest → summer :

Soon it will be winter.

in (the) winter

It usually snows here in the winter.

this/last/next winter

Fuel supplies could be seriously disrupted this winter.

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

cold That winter was particularly cold.

severe/hard/harsh (= very cold ) In a hard winter, many birds starve.

mild (= not very cold ) Winters here are generally mild.

long (= lasting a long time ) The long winter finally came to an end.

winter + NOUN

the winter months During the winter months the town is often cut off.

winter coat/shoes (= designed for winter ) I need a new winter coat.

短语

in the depths of winter (= in the middle of the winter ) Even in the depths of winter, the harbour is never completely frozen.

the onset of winter She dreaded the onset of winter.