英语词汇“wintry”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1adj 2adj

If it makes you think of winter, it's wintry. Use the adjective wintry to describe a cold, gray January day.

The adjective wintry is sometimes spelled wintery. Either way, it describes something that happens in the winter time, or that reminds you of winter in some way. A photograph of your uncle's snow-covered Christmas tree farm shows a wintry scene, and a blustery wind on a February morning will feel wintry. It can also describe a person who is emotionally cool or unfriendly: "Her greeting was wintry, and she refused to shake my hand."

WORD FAMILY

wintry: wintrier, wintriest, wintrily+/overwinter: overwintered, overwintering, overwinters/winter: midwinter, overwinter, wintered, wintering, winterise, winterize, winters, wintery, wintry/winterize: winterized, winterizing

USAGE EXAMPLES

Enjoy the wintry night sky full of stars through telescopes afterward, weather permitting.

Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016)

Consider using a nontraditional color palette that is more wintry than Christmasy.

Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016)

Ms. Munro’s northern world is a place of drab, wintry tones and buttoned-up emotions, a far cry from Mr. Almodóvar’s empire of passions.

New York Times(Dec 20, 2016)

adj characteristic of or occurring in winter

suffered severe wintry weather
brown wintry grasses

Syn|Ant

wintery
brumal, hibernal, hiemal

characteristic of or relating to winter

winter-blooming, winter-flowering

of plants that bloom during the winter

vernal

of or characteristic of or occurring in spring

summery

belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer

autumnal

of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn

early-blooming, early-flowering, late-spring-blooming, spring-blooming, spring-flowering

of plants that bloom during the spring

aestival, estival

(rare) of or occurring in summer

summer-blooming, summer-flowering

of plants that bloom during the summer

autumn-blooming, autumn-flowering, fall-blooming, fall-flowering, late-blooming, late-flowering

of plants that bloom during the autumn

late-ripening

of plants that ripen in the fall

adj devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

wintry smile

Syn

frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy
cold

extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion

单词	wintry
释义	wintry (once / 1634 pages) 1adj 2adj If it makes you think of winter, it's wintry. Use the adjective wintry to describe a cold, gray January day. The adjective wintry is sometimes spelled wintery. Either way, it describes something that happens in the winter time, or that reminds you of winter in some way. A photograph of your uncle's snow-covered Christmas tree farm shows a wintry scene, and a blustery wind on a February morning will feel wintry. It can also describe a person who is emotionally cool or unfriendly: "Her greeting was wintry, and she refused to shake my hand." WORD FAMILY wintry: wintrier, wintriest, wintrily+/overwinter: overwintered, overwintering, overwinters/winter: midwinter, overwinter, wintered, wintering, winterise, winterize, winters, wintery, wintry/winterize: winterized, winterizing USAGE EXAMPLES Enjoy the wintry night sky full of stars through telescopes afterward, weather permitting. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) Consider using a nontraditional color palette that is more wintry than Christmasy. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) Ms. Munro’s northern world is a place of drab, wintry tones and buttoned-up emotions, a far cry from Mr. Almodóvar’s empire of passions. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) 1 adj characteristic of or occurring in winter suffered severe wintry weather brown wintry grasses Syn\|Ant wintery brumal, hibernal, hiemal characteristic of or relating to winter winter-blooming, winter-flowering of plants that bloom during the winter vernal of or characteristic of or occurring in spring summery belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer autumnal of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn early-blooming, early-flowering, late-spring-blooming, spring-blooming, spring-flowering of plants that bloom during the spring aestival, estival (rare) of or occurring in summer summer-blooming, summer-flowering of plants that bloom during the summer autumn-blooming, autumn-flowering, fall-blooming, fall-flowering, late-blooming, late-flowering of plants that bloom during the autumn late-ripening of plants that ripen in the fall 2 adj devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain wintry smile Syn frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy cold extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
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