单词 | year-round |
释义 | year-roundadj.adv. A. adj. That exists, occurs, or is used throughout the year. Of a person: that does something all year; esp. that resides in a place throughout the year. ΘΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > [adjective] > all year round year-round1791 the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > all year round year-round1791 1791 J. von Rohr Anmerkungen über Cattunbau I. 16 Den nan [sic]..dem Year-round, (Jahrrund) Cattunbaume würde ich..Blätter von allen Drey Figuren finden [‘for on..the year-round cotton tree, I would find leaves of all three shapes’]. 1836 A. Ure Cotton Manuf. Great Brit. II. ii. i. 74 The jahr-rund, or year-round cotton plant, so named because it affords a succession of ripe capsules at every season. 1919 House Beautiful Sept. 176/2 To the year-round gardener, the fall catalogues of the plantsmen rival..the alluring brochures of spring. 1939 Florida: Guide to Southernmost State (Federal Writers' Project) ii. 177 The western district..contains..many homes of year-round residents. 1945 G. Nelson & H. N. Wright Tomorrow's House x. 111/1 One advantage of the inside bathroom..is that it has year-round ventilation. 1960 House & Garden Aug. 40/1 A skilfully-planned year-round family house. 1961 Guardian 8 May 8/6 A moment, known increasingly to year-round Londoners. 1976 Sci. Amer. July 118/1 Where the diversion of local streams would not provide a year-round supply of water it was necessary to build a reservoir. 2009 ‘R. Keeland’ tr. S. Larsson Girl who played with Fire xxvi. 450 It was summer-cabin country, with a scattering of year-round residences. B. adv. Throughout the year; = all year round at round prep. 10a. ΘΠ the world > time > period > year > [adverb] > all year overyearOE summer and wintera1398 all (the) year round1652 year-round1911 1911 Pop. Mech. Aug. 23/2 (advt.) Power Blacksmith shop, 16 lots. Plenty of work year round. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Feb. 47/8 Enjoy swimming year-round in the outdoor and indoor pools. 1981 C. Miller Childhood in Scotl. 58 Rabbits..were shot year-round. 2004 T. Wheeler Falklands & S. Georgia 10 Species such as king penguins and wandering albatrosses stay year-round on South Georgia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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