| 单词 | autumn |
| 释义 | autumn (ɔːtəm ) Word forms: autumns variable noun A2 Autumn is the season between summer and winter when the weather becomes cooler and the leaves fall off the trees. [British] We are always plagued by wasps in autumn. A final vote will take place next autumn. ...in the autumn of 2000. Her hair was the colour of autumn leaves. Collocations: a mild autumn It flourishes in a mild autumn such as this year's has been. Times, Sunday Times All of which came as a shock after what had largely been a mild autumn. Times, Sunday Times A mild autumn and early winter meant that food was easier to find. Times, Sunday Times After a good growing season, but a very wet summer and a mild autumn, almost all the trees were in big leaf and the earth was waterlogged. The Times Literary Supplement We also need a wet autumn and winter to replenish water supplies. Times, Sunday Times However, there was little danger of water supplies running short, after a wet autumn and early winter. Times, Sunday Times A wet autumn followed by a mild, largely frost-free winter and damp weather since then have been perfect for the mollusks. Times, Sunday Times A wet autumn or the old scourge of potato blight can wipe out the lot. Times, Sunday Times In the crisp autumn air, we spoke words of love over the one who had been the family catalyst. Christianity Today Behind the scenes, though, overdue change floated in the golden autumn air. Times, Sunday Times But inside, here in the amphitheatre of the first tee, those with the golden tickets are already in place, cold breath and coffee steam mixing in the chill autumn air. The Sun Or the twilight of autumn air. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It sleeps up to 30 and has underfloor heating to keep out the autumn chill. Times, Sunday Times A bracing breeze of optimism arrives with the first autumn chill. Times, Sunday Times Normally, the first hint of autumn chill means the housing market bursts back into life after the holiday lull. Times, Sunday Times Perfect to help keep out the autumn chill. The Sun After a healthy summer for skips, a few days ago they all went away, vanishing with the autumn chill, before a couple reappeared. Times, Sunday Times Its autumn colour will be on display from noon until dusk. Times, Sunday Times (2007) In a good year the autumn colour can be electric. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Those listed here give good autumn colour, winter bark or early spring blossom. Winter Garden Glory (1993) The autumn colour - pure butter yellow - is totally reliable. Times, Sunday Times (2015) These are plants that reflect the autumn and early winter scene beautifully; small trees and dainty shrubs cloaked in unrivalled autumn colour and bearing delightful winged fruit. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I still asso- ciate it with deep, deep comfort and the thrill of a read in a deep armchair on a chil- ly autumn evening. Times, Sunday Times On this damp and misty autumn evening it couldn't be more 'atmospheric', in the way visitors always hope it's going to be. Times, Sunday Times We're crunching on a gravel driveway and there's a chill in the autumn evening. Times, Sunday Times And 20 minutes later, as our friends are arriving in the dark autumn evening, the piece of ham emerges. Times, Sunday Times It was an early autumn evening, warm still, already dark. Times, Sunday Times Also in the reeds there are vivid splashes of reddish-purple, where clumps of an autumn flower, purple loosestrife, are now big and bright. Times, Sunday Times The stems of older specimens arch low, bringing to nose-height their stiff but luxurious autumn flower spikes. Times, Sunday Times Its late autumn flowers are loved by bees; its long-lasting winter berries by birds. Times, Sunday Times What kind of colours do you like to see in autumn flowers? Times,Sunday Times Start planting colchicum corms for their colourful autumn flowers. Times, Sunday Times This one has yellowy-green stems in summer, a fabulous orange-red autumn foliage, and the colder it gets, the more goldenyellow its stems become. Times,Sunday Times Most of them also have a good autumn foliage colour too. Times, Sunday Times Deciduous azaleas have fragrant flowers in spring and colourful autumn foliage. The Sun Excellent autumn foliage with purple tinges on some leaves and some fully colouring up. Times, Sunday Times Autumn foliage turns shades of orange and red. Times, Sunday Times This year should also bring the best crop of autumn fruit on bramble, rowan and elder since the trust's records started 12 years ago. Times, Sunday Times They make the most of the abundant autumn fruit, but they cannot survive on fruit alone, and turn to damp lawns or newly dug earth to pull out earthworms. Times, Sunday Times Red, orange and yellow are the colours we first think of with autumn fruit. Times, Sunday Times Ornamentally trained fruit trees give great value, with their spring blossom, autumn fruit and fine, wintry skeletons. Times, Sunday Times And autumn fruit production and fence-posting are only the beginning of a pear tree's versatile gifts. Times, Sunday Times Generations of schoolchildren learn the story of their voyage and settlement; the grandest public holiday of the year celebrates the colony's survival to the first autumn harvest. The Times Literary Supplement Even so, the autumn harvest promised to be abundant; however, swarms of locusts descended upon the fields and destroyed the young crops. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the autumn harvest, fruit are often simmered and spiced to create fruit stews (kompots). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A few others are in autumn (about a month after autumn harvest). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With perfect blossom, glossy fruits and good autumn leaf colour, it more than lives up to its name. Times, Sunday Times Spray again before autumn leaf fall to further reduce surviving spores. The Sun All five trees have lovely autumn leaf colour, hawthorn and mountain ash also have colourful berries for the birds. The Sun In fact, we now have the type of weather that could bring out the best of the autumn leaf colours. Times, Sunday Times I have nostalgic memories of lighting the autumn leaf pile in our suburban garden and then rescuing the flambéed tortoise. Times, Sunday Times They then disappear for the summer and autumn months to reappear again in late winter. Times, Sunday Times That was thanks to a newly installed woodburning boiler, which smells better, gives a lovely atmosphere for seeddrying during the autumn months and uses sustainable fuel. The Sun Attractive marbled leaves are visible for up to nine months of the year, with a fine display of dainty mauve to pale pink scented flowers throughout the autumn months. Times, Sunday Times Clean, perfectly shaped leaves are brought in by truck during the autumn months and scattered on the litter-free pavements. Times, Sunday Times Plant in full sun or partial shade and enjoy how the purple colour intensifies to red in autumn months. Times, Sunday Times On a sparkling autumn morning, a storm seemed impossible. Times, Sunday Times Choose a friend who will stick to the plan and not guide you to the biscuit tin on a chilly autumn morning. Times, Sunday Times We were very, very excited about it and got there zonked out on a beautiful autumn morning at about seven. The Sun Twenty years on, a sunny autumn morning brings a few dozen strollers to the run-down seafront. Times, Sunday Times It was a beautiful autumn morning, with a thin gauze of cloud not quite blocking the blue sky beyond. Times, Sunday Times But it quickly passes and the autumn rains begin. Times, Sunday Times One after another, once-bustling factories are falling silent and closing their doors while unsold consignments of toys rot in the autumn rains. Times, Sunday Times It's not so much the autumn rains that leave container plants so soggy, it's also the reduced demand for water from the plants. Times,Sunday Times The majority are without shelter, and what they have consists of the flimsiest kind of tents, absolutely no protection from the heavy autumn rains which will soon be coming. Times, Sunday Times When the autumn rains began, the ground rapidly became inches deep in water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There's a wonderful thespian creak to the autumn season. Times, Sunday Times It's one of the outstanding exhibitions of the autumn season. Times, Sunday Times Nice positive start to the autumn season then. Times, Sunday Times The unusually long autumn season enhanced the quality of all the grape varieties. Times, Sunday Times Fashion stores have enjoyed a good start to the autumn season. Times, Sunday Times But after reading it, analysis of the chancellor's autumn statement seemed like a pleasant stroll in the autumn sunshine. Times, Sunday Times Yesterday, perspiring in warm autumn sunshine, his trainer did so, too, claiming the prize that had so maddeningly eluded him despite three previous runners-up and a host of misfortunes. Times, Sunday Times With 'afternoon tea' being served and with bulldogs and proctors aplenty, in the warm autumn sunshine in the perfect setting, a splendid time was guaranteed for all. Times, Sunday Times Appreciation of autumn sunshine was the right sense of priorities for a chancellor amid a currency crisis. Times, Sunday Times They need a sheltered position that will get both summer and autumn sunshine. Times, Sunday Times Crimson wings above an unknown sea in autumn wind. Times, Sunday Times The chapel's large wooden doors suddenly burst open mid-interview and a gust of autumn wind blows into the room. The Sun Autumn winds always blow political spouses into the spotlight. Times, Sunday Times I like to see the way plants move in autumn winds, the life of the season writ large on the garden. Times, Sunday Times It's this time of year when grasses make such a difference to a garden, bowed down with the weight of morning dew or thrashing in the autumn winds. Times, Sunday Times While the ground-source heat pump is superefficient and constant, the airsource pump is effective only in summer and early autumn. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The early autumn follows the warmest, driest and sunniest summer since 2006. The Sun (2013) Meconopsis can be propagated by division, best done in either early spring or early autumn. The Sun (2011) The route can be walked in the summer and early autumn. Times, Sunday Times (2016) When they come in early autumn, the old-timers call them ` line storms", since they demarcate the boundary line between summer and fall. THE DUTCH BLUE ERROR In borders, they benefit from winter protection; spread a thick mulch of bark chippings over the ground in late autumn. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Lightly fork over the soil in late autumn to expose overwintering sawflies to predators and the elements. Times, Sunday Times (2013) In the Old Kingdom, beyond the Wall that lay thirty miles to the north, it was late autumn. LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001) The branches of trees were alive with birds, and hung with the ripening fruits of late autumn. WHEN THE APRICOTS BLOOM (2002) Steely blue or green prickly leaves shape an architectural form that also looks good in decay into the late autumn. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Translations: Chinese: 秋天 Japanese: 秋 |
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