| 单词 | summer |
| 释义 | Word Frequency summer 1(ˈsʌmə) noun 1. (sometimes capital) a. the warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn, astronomically from the June solstice to the September equinox in the N hemisphere and at the opposite time of year in the S hemisphere b. (as modifier) summer flowers a summer dress ▶ Related adjective: aestival2. the period of hot weather associated with the summer 3. a time of blossoming, greatest happiness, etc 4. mainly poetic a year represented by this season a child of nine summers verb 5. (intransitive) to spend the summer (at a place) 6. (transitive) to keep or feed (farm animals) during the summer they summered their cattle on the mountain slopes Derived forms summerless (ˈsummerless) adjective summer-like (ˈsummer-ˌlike) adjective summerly (ˈsummerly) adjective, adverb summery (ˈsummery) adjective summeriness (ˈsummeriness) noun Word origin Old English sumor; related to Old Frisian sumur, Old Norse sumar, Old High German sumar, Sanskrit samā seasonWord Frequency summer 2(ˈsʌmə) noun 1. Also called: summer tree a large horizontal beam or girder, esp one that supports floor joists 2. another name for lintel 3. a stone on the top of a column, pier, or wall that supports an arch or lintel Word origin C14: from Anglo-Norman somer, from Old French somier beam, packhorse, from Late Latin sagmārius (equus) pack(horse), from sagma a packsaddle, from Greek |
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