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winter + in/at + place
此时 winter 为不及物动词，意思是“过冬”，后接地点状语。
Many birds winter in the south.
许多鸟在南方过冬。
过冬
wintering — present participle of winter
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过冬
to spend the winter in a particular place
Many birds winter in the south.
许多鸟在南方过冬。
在某地过冬
To spend the winter (in a particular place).
将某物(如动物)在冬季储存于某处以保护其免受寒冷
To store something (for instance animals) somewhere over winter to protect it from cold.
过冬
spend the winter
winter
Base
原形
winters
3rd person
第三人称单数
wintering
-ing
现在分词
wintered
Past
过去式
wintered
Past participle
过去分词
Many birds winter in warm regions.
许多鸟类在温暖地区过冬。
They wintered in Florida last year.
他们去年在佛罗里达过冬。
The swans are wintering on the lake.
天鹅正在湖上过冬。
规则动词
Many birds winter in southern Spain.
许多鸟在西班牙南部过冬。
AI contextual example
We wintered in a small cottage near the lake.
我们在湖边的小屋里过了冬。
AI contextual example
My uncle winters in Thailand every year.
我叔叔每年在泰国过冬。
AI contextual example
We wintered on the Riviera
我们在里维埃拉过冬
WordNet
此时 winter 为不及物动词，意思是“过冬”，后接地点状语。
Many birds winter in the south.
许多鸟在南方过冬。
此时 winter 为及物动词，宾语常是动物或植物，意思是“把……放在某处过冬”。
The farmer winters his sheep in the warm barn.
农夫把羊放在温暖的棚里过冬。
Not this
The birds winter the winter in the south.
Use this
The birds winter in the south.
winter 作动词时本身已表示“过冬”，不能再把 winter 作为宾语重复；这种错误是把中文“过冬”的“冬”误当成英语宾语造成的冗余。
Not this
I wintered at Hainan last year.
Use this
I wintered in Hainan last year.
winter 表示“在某地过冬”时，地点用介词 in 引导；中文的“在”有时会被误译为 at，但较大的地点（如省份、城市）应用 in，at 多用于具体小地点，这一规则同样适用于 winter 作动词时。
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在某地过冬
These birds winter in North Africa.
这些鸟在北非过冬。
让（牲畜）在某处过冬
Farmers winter their livestock in warm barns.
农民们让牲畜在温暖的牲口棚里过冬。
越冬；过冬
The expedition wintered over near the South Pole.
探险队在南极附近越冬。
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winter既是“冬天”，作动词就是“过冬”——想象候鸟在冬天(winter)南飞过冬，画面即记。
语域：mixed 常见场景：bird migration research、gardening and plant storage 作为动词，winter 多用于书面或专业语境。表示“在某处过冬”常见于鸟类迁徙和旅行叙述；表示“储存过冬”多用于园艺、养殖等场景。日常口语中更常说 spend the winter 或 keep something over the winter。
与 winter（/ˈwɪntɚ/）押韵的有 printer（/ˈprɪntɚ/）和 splinter（/ˈsplɪntɚ/），重读元音和结尾 /ɪntɚ/ 一致。注意：winner（/ˈwɪnɚ/）少了 /t/，不押韵；inter（/ɪnˈtɜr/）重音在第二个音节，发音不同；wintry（/ˈwɪntri/）结尾变化，也不押韵。
Dictionary facts from AI_FALLBACK, DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.