autumn
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈɔː.təm/ us/ˈɑː.t̬əm/ (US usually fall)
A2 秋天，秋季
the season of the year between summer and winter, lasting from September to November north of the equator and from March to May south of the equator, when fruits and crops become ready to eat and are picked, and leaves fall
We like to travel in (the) autumn when there are fewer tourists. 我们喜欢在秋天出游，那时游人较少。
Last autumn we went to Germany. 去年秋天我们去了德国。
It's been a very mild autumn. 今年秋天到目前气候都很温和。
autumn colours/leaves 秋天的色彩／落叶
an autumn day/evening 秋日/夜
- More examples
- In the autumn I rake up the dead leaves.
- Cutting the bush back in the autumn will help promote vigorous growth in the spring.
- By the look of things, we won't be able to take our holiday till the autumn.
- Our autumn catalogue is now available from our usual stockists.
- It was early autumn and the leaves were turning yellow.
Idiom
autumn yearsidiom literary （尤指退休后的）迟暮，暮年
Someone's autumn years are the later years of their life, especially after they have stopped working.