winterward
形容词 adj.
副词 adv.
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Approaching winter or during the approach of winter;
— One by one the summer resident birds depart; the migrants come through in a rush, the peak of each species' wave reached nearly in a week from the first one seen; the other or winterward side of the wave declines more slowly.
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Becoming wintry.
— It had a dying sweetness, a funereal majesty, a winterward regret.
副词 adv.
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Toward winter.
— After the sunny week, when Nellie Crane had her custard pies, the weather turned a sharp corner — back winterward.
词源
词源 1
From winter + -ward.
词源 2
From winter + -ward.
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