| 单词 | summer |
| 释义 | summer (sʌməʳ ) Word forms: summers 1. variable noun A1 Summer is the season between spring and autumn when the weather is usually warm or hot. In summer I like to go sailing in Long Island. I escaped the heatwave in London earlier this summer and flew to Cork. It was a perfect summer's day. ...in the summer of 1987. ...the summer holidays. He used to spend childhood summers with his grandparents. 2. See also high summer, Indian summer Idioms: an Indian summer [mainly British] a period of great success late in your life or career, often after a period of not being successful The recent revival in international fashion is proving an Indian summer for Mr Rabanne, better known for his perfumes in the Seventies and Eighties. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers one swallow doesn't make a summer said to mean that, although something good has happened, the situation may not continue to be good, and you cannot rely on it Sales are up by 1%, which is a vast improvement on the last six months. One swallow, however, doesn't make a summer and business could still be better. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: summer night The real attraction of a summer night sky lies beyond the solar system. Times, Sunday Times Listen carefully on a quiet summer night and you might hear them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I'll never forget lying in bed in our tiny, unairconditioned bedroom late one sweltering summer night. Christianity Today It was a warm summer night in 1989. Times, Sunday Times But on that summer night his life was taken away from him by cowardly criminals who are not worthy of being named. The Sun Her long pale yellow hair was bleached in highlights by the summer sun, her arms brushed with a light tan. LOST SUMMER (2002) Stone sat on a bench under the shade trees, the grounds of the hospital parched by the early summer sun, locusts buzzing. CORMORANT (2002) If summer sun is supposed to turn thoughts to romance, this year's washout must be making the unattached feel as downcast as the overcast skies. Times, Sunday Times (2007) We need to picture a bright summer sun glinting off all the gold medals our athletes have won. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Warm summer sun and rain helps, but innovation and new product introductions are also encouraging a new interest in gardening. The Sun (2013) Workers set about fixing the tacky decorations on lampposts as stunned onlookers enjoyed the summer sunshine. The Sun (2009) Who, after all, can object to a less opaque tax system and sizzling summer sunshine? Times, Sunday Times (2010) Bright summer sunshine streams through the windows. Times, Sunday Times (2013) What all three find on their return are prosperous islands bathed in summer sunshine and teeming with wildlife. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The summer temperature brings stifling tension as the family try to maintain a polished public façade while 'wilting in the heat'. The Times Literary Supplement The smell and flies get worse every day as the summer temperature rises. Times, Sunday Times The summer temperature has shown as increasing trend in recent past. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In this way he was able to estimate the decrease of summer temperature with surprising accuracy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Winter frosts are moderated by the coastal location, as are summer temperature extremes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But in rugby terms, the summer tour match a few months earlier was the more complete performance. Times, Sunday Times That time was only five months ago in the first international of the summer tour. Times, Sunday Times For many, their summer tour will involve no more than perhaps a couple of closed-door friendlies at their own and nearby clubs' training grounds. Times,Sunday Times A concert pianist burst into tears of relief when his summer tour was cancelled. Times,Sunday Times And tickets for this one-off show, ahead of their summer tour, sold out in five minutes. Times, Sunday Times You begin to question, on a summer trip, why you often drive more consecutive hours than the federal government allows truckers to. Christianity Today Whoever's right, it looks like now's the time to get your summer trip booked. The Sun There's also a three-day summer trip abroad for the whole office. Times, Sunday Times A summer trip brings out secret sides, and it's much easier to meet halfway. The Sun Whether you're getting ready for the festival season, planning a summer trip or just fancy camping out in the garden, we've got all you could possibly need. The Sun There the ' sun bath is not just an incidental episode in a short summer vacation'. Times, Sunday Times (2008) This includes offering positions to students who undertake internships in the summer vacation of their second year at university. Times, Sunday Times (2017) So why suggest reducing the long summer vacation? Times, Sunday Times (2010) He came for three hours a week during his summer vacation from school and returned for three consecutive years. A Patchwork Garden: Unexpected Pleasures from a Country Garden (1990) Jubilee festivities enlivened what could otherwise have been an economic washout of a summer weekend. Times, Sunday Times Of course, summer weekend events where cyclists camp and ride are almost as old as the bicycle itself. Times, Sunday Times The unexplained lumps, bumps and bruises after a particularly large summer weekend. Times, Sunday Times It was a fine summer weekend, so people took advantage of the weather. Times, Sunday Times Festivals are big business, with an event almost every summer weekend and with demand so high it looks like the trend will continue to rise. The Sun They say that they will remove the masks only when the sweltering summer comes around - when they will be replaced by large sunglasses. Times, Sunday Times (2011) A wet spring followed by a warm summer has provided the perfect breeding conditions for gnats, mozzies and horseflies. Times, Sunday Times (2018) But the unusually warm summer has brought a hint of the exotic to gardens and farms across the country. Times, Sunday Times (2014) In a warm summer, the flowering stems can reach 5ft tall. Times, Sunday Times (2010) We all know how they turned out: a wet summer and the coldest, snowiest winter in decades. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Experts say this year 's autumn display is more colourful and prolonged because of the wet summer. The Sun (2012) Whisky prices are likely to soar as a poor harvest brought on by the dry spring and wet summer hits wheat and barley prices. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Experts put it down to last year's wet summer washing sewage into the sea from overflow pipes. The Sun (2013) Fire investigators found that the blaze was caused by spontaneous combustion resulting from the rains in the wettest summer for 100 years. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Translations: Chinese: 夏天 Japanese: 夏 |
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