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Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): winter, midwinter, wintry
Xem thêm: wintertime, overwinter
winter noun
ADJ. last, next, this (coming) | early, late, mid-(also midwinter) It was impossible to walk the route in midwinter. | bad, bitter, cold, hard, harsh, severe, terrible one of the worst winters we have ever had | bleak, dreary, grey | mild | wet | nuclear
WINTER + NOUN conditions, temperature, weather | sun, sunlight, sunshine | cold | frost/frosts, rain/rains, snow | gale, wind | landscape, scene, sky the artist's bleak winter scene | solstice | term | break, holiday | garden | flower | crop | clothes, clothing, coat | collection, exhibition | Olympics, sports
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have ~ Perhaps we will have a good summer this year.
spend summer/winter I spent the winter indoors.
~ approach The days become shorter and temperatures drop as autumn approaches.
~ arrive, begin, come Autumn arrived early that year.
winter sets in The aid must reach the refugees before winter sets in.
summer/winter pass, wear on, (come to an) end As the summer wore on food became scarce.
~ months summer/winter period spring/summer/winter time (also springtime, etc.) The museum is open daily during the summer months. It was springtime and the slopes were ablaze with almond blossoms.
~ day/morning/night, etc. It's hard to sleep on hot summer nights.
during/in (the) ~ The wood is carpeted with bluebells in spring.
over the summer/winter The repairs will be carried out over the summer.
through/throughout (the) ~ The meat is salted so it keeps through the winter.
for (the) ~ She's gone to Ireland for the summer.
the ~ of 2001, etc. The winter of 2001 was especially cold.
a summer's/winter's day/morning/night, etc. a lazy summer's day
all summer/winter long It rained all summer long.
the height of summer the depths of winter He always wore a short-sleeved shirt, even in the depths of winter.
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We wintered on the Riviera
Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island