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springtime

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Chronology
spring·time /ˈsprɪŋtaɪm/ noun [uncountable]  TMCthe time of the year when it is spring 春天,春季in (the) springtime when the snow melts in the springtime 春天积雪消融之际
Examples from the Corpus
springtimeNo dead birds in the larder in springtime.Majorca was renowned for its springtime almond blossom, Fernando had told her.After all, that an organism may spend the energies of its springtime resisting being eaten alive is not unknown to me.Its springtime for President Bill Clinton as he watches his Republican challengers rip each other to shreds.Carolyn Henderson offers some springtime suggestions.You are surprised to find yourself singing in the springtime, putting a flower in your hair, trying a new lipstick.It was springtime and the slopes were ablaze with almond blossom, the vivid green terraces edged with blue irises.in (the) springtimeRugged mountains, clear icy streams, and in springtime carpets of pink and blue opium poppies bending in the wind.River ice in springtime, breaking, a force of nature coming alive, rising, sweeping everything before it.No dead birds in the larder in springtime.The ground was a grass parkland, in springtime carpeted with wildflowers.You are surprised to find yourself singing in the springtime, putting a flower in your hair, trying a new lipstick.However, this was in the springtime of her trouble.
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springtime
springtime /ˈsprɪŋtaɪm/ noun [uncountable]
the time of the year when it is spring
    in (the) springtime
    when the snow melts in the springtime


spring·timeBrE /ˈsprɪŋtaɪm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsprɪŋtaɪm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the season of spring 春季;春天;春令a visit to Holland in springtime/in the springtime 春季游览荷兰