For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad.
— Edwin Teale
· Autumn
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 聚集;集會;采集;積累;
v. （使）聚集( gather的現在分詞);集合;推斷;了解;
?? gather集會+ing名詞后綴 → 集會,聚會
"The job involves gathering and analysing data."
這項工作包括搜集和分析資料。
近義：assembly, audience, reunion, sitting, meeting, assemblage
反義：takedown, teardown, unrigging, disassembling, dismantlement, dismantling
n. 自然;天性;天理;類型;
?? nat出生的+ure狀態→出生狀態→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
兩黨制的對抗性
近義：milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
adv. 到國外，在海外;廣為流傳地;
adj. 往國外的;
n. 海外，異國;
?? a(on)+broad→在國外；遠；廣
"I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad."
我總是向往去國外工作。
近義：out, outdoors, outside, away, without, overseas
n. 秋;秋天;成熟期;漸衰期;
adj. 秋天的;秋季的;
"in the autumn of 2004"
在2004年秋季
近義：fall, autumnal
n. 時間;時刻;時代;次;
vt. 為…安排時間;測定…的時間;調準（機械的）速度;撥準（鐘、表）的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和諧;打拍子;
adj. 定時的;定期的;[美國英語]分期（付款）的;
int. [體育]時間到，（一場或一局等的）比賽時限，暫停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能帶兩個。
近義：clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon
n. 收割;收獲季節;收成;結果;
vt.& vi. 收割，收成;
vt. 收到;收割（莊稼），捕獵（動物、魚）;
"Farmers are extremely busy during the harvest."
農民在收獲季節里十分忙碌。
近義：reap, crop, pick, picking, reaping, yield
反義：plant, seed, cultivate