summer /ˈsʌmə/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-VAR Summer is the season between spring and fall. In the summer the weather is usually warm or hot. 夏季

  例：

  I escaped the heatwave in Washington earlier this summer and flew to Maine.

  我今年初夏躲避了华盛顿的热浪，飞到了缅因州。

  例：

  It was a perfect summer's day.

  那是个完美的夏日。

• 2. 

  V to spend the summer (at a place) (在某地)避暑

• 3. 

  N a large horizontal beam or girder, esp one that supports floor joists (建筑)大梁 (Also called summer tree)