Winter

(noun.) the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox.

(verb.) spend the winter; 'We wintered on the Riviera'; 'Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island'.

杰罗姆录入

• This was a glorious winter. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• But nothing that could be done would prevent the rubber from getting soft in summer and hard and brittle in the winter. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• For myself, I was kept somewhat busy during the winter of 1847-8. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• These fine sunny days began to make me ashamed of my winter merino, so I have furbished up a lighter garment. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Although we were anxious to leave England before the depth of winter, yet we were detained. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• We have all heard of certain animals sleeping through the long winter months and most of us have probably wondered what happens to them when they do this. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The winter remained mild for an unusually long time--he could have escaped; but instead he remained in Moscow, making impossible plans, at a loss. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• From the age of five or six until seventeen, I attended the subscription schools of the village, except during the winters of 1836-7 and 1838-9. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Perhaps he would have wintered in Moscow, but the Russians smoked him out; they set fire to and burnt most of the city. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• She had wintered at Davos Platz, and was journeying now to join her friends at Lucerne, when a sudden hemorrhage had overtaken her. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.

校对:特伦斯