overwinter; pass the winter; hibernate
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to overwinter; to pass the winter (said mainly of plants, insects, bacteria, etc.)
Commonly used in agricultural, biological, and ecological contexts to describe how organisms survive through the winter season.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zuò作
wù物
néng能
gòu够
ān安
quán全
yuè越
dōng冬
。
This crop can survive the winter safely.
Yǒu有
xiē些
kūn昆
chóng虫
qián潜
fú伏
zài在
tǔ土
nèi内
yuè越
dōng冬
。
Some insects hide in the soil to overwinter.
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Měi每
nián年
yǒu有
jǐ几
shí十
wàn万
zhī只
hòu候
niǎo鸟
fēi飞
wǎng往
Pó鄱
yáng阳
Hú湖
yuè越
dōng冬
。
Every year, hundreds of thousands of migratory birds fly to Poyang Lake to overwinter.
Nóng农
mín民
zhèng正
zài在
zuò做
hǎo好
xiǎo小
mài麦
yuè越
dōng冬
qián前
de的
zhǔn准
bèi备
gōng工
zuò作
。
Farmers are preparing for the winter survival of the wheat.