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winter

US /ˈwɪntɚ/

noun Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Sales of warm clothing usually rise sharply in the winter.

Word Family

NounNoun
winter gốc
VerbVerb
winter gốc winterize
AdjectiveAdj
wintry wintery
AdverbAdv
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Collocations

  • Easy cold winter morning
    describing cold winter morning (a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs))
  • Medium winter holiday office closure schedule
    to winter holiday office closure schedule, meaning to spend the winter
  • Hard energy price spike during harsh winter months
    describing energy price spike during harsh winter months ((physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs)
  • Very Hard now is the winter of our discontent
    describing now is the winter of our discontent (the momentary present)

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