单词 | Indian summer |
释义 | Indian summer (once / 8330 pages) n Indian summer is when autumn feels like summer for a little while. Indian summer is an unexpected stretch of warm weather. People love to talk about the weather, usually to complain. One thing no one complains about is Indian summer: this occurs when it's fall, and the brisk, cooler fall weather is interrupted by summer-like weather. In Indian summer — which could last a couple days or even a couple weeks — the temperatures shoot up. When there's Indian summer, people rush to play frisbee, have picnics, and walk the dog. Indian summer is also called Saint Martin's summer. WORD FAMILYIndian summer: Indian summers USAGE EXAMPLESSnow would begin falling within a matter of days, but for now, it was the height of an Indian summer. Slate(Oct 31, 2016) Last week: an Indian summer, with sunshine and highs in the 80s. New York Times(Oct 27, 2016) Our Indian summer has, perhaps, come to an end. New York Times(Oct 20, 2016) n a period of unusually warm weather in the autumn Syn|Hyper Saint Martin's summer period, period of time, time period an amount of time |
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