🇬🇧🇨🇳 wintry - 寒冷的 : English Lesson

Meaning of "wintry" ("寒冷的"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

"Wintry" is an adjective that describes something characteristic of winter, often involving cold temperatures, snow, ice, and frosty conditions. It can refer to weather, landscapes, or anything that evokes the feeling of winter.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The wintry air is perfect for snowball fights… until someone gets one to the face.

My toes were so cold in the wintry air that I’m pretty sure they turned into ice cubes.

I left my hot chocolate outside in the wintry air for five minutes… now it’s chocolate ice cream.

I walked outside into the wintry wind and immediately became a human popsicle.

My grandma’s house is so cold it feels more wintry inside than outside!

A child steps outside into a wintry yard. Wintry wind nips ears; wintry air clouds each breath. The dog gives a wintry shake and bounds along a wintry path of thin snow. Cold fingers find a warm mitt; the child laughs, cheeks bright, and ducks inside to a warm kitchen.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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