单词 | overwinter |
释义 | overwinter[ oh-ver-win-ter ] / ˌoʊ vərˈwɪn tər / verb (used without object)to pass, spend, or survive the winter: to overwinter on the Riviera. Origin of overwinterFirst recorded in 1890–95; over- + winter, replacing Old English oferwintran “to get through the winter,” which had become obsolete by the end of the Old English period (around 1150), and modeled on Norwegian and Danish overvintre, Swedish övervintra, Dutch overwinteren, or German überwintern Words nearby overwinteroverweigh, overweight, overwhelm, overwhelming, overwind, overwinter, overwintering, overwire, overwise, over with, overwithhold Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overwinter
British Dictionary definitions for overwinteroverwinter / (ˌəʊvəˈwɪntə) / verb(intr) to spend winter (in or at a particular place) (tr) to keep (animals or plants) alive through the winter (intr) (of an animal or plant) to remain alive throughout the winter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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