0 the season between autumn and spring, lasting from November to March north of the equator and from May to September south of the equator, when the weather is coldest -- 冬季，冬天
1 (especially of a bird) to spend the winter in a particular place -- （尤指鳥類）過冬，越冬
Delicate plants need to be kept in a greenhouse during the winter.
Everywhere looks so grey and depressing in winter.
We need to conserve our supplies so we can get through the winter.
The road is open now, but it is often blocked by snow in the winter.
We tend to get cold winters and warm, dry summers in this part of the country.
The relativity of the excesses over the six winters in respiratory disorders was broadly consistent in each data series (three age groups, three parameters).
In a northern temperate climate with cold, moist winters and warm, moist summers, spring is often the most favourable season for seedling establishment.
The land receives abundant rainfall, with generally mild winters and hot, although humid, summers, and intensive agricultural cultivation began more than three hundred years ago.
