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严寒
yán hán
Meaning
- bitter cold
- severe winter
Definition
极度寒冷。
Extreme cold.
Usage
多用于形容冬季或气候的寒冷程度，常搭配天气、气候、地区等词。
Often used to describe the severity of cold in winter or climate, commonly paired with words like weather, climate, region.
Examples
- 1 北方的严寒让许多人难以适应。 (The extreme cold in the north makes it hard for many people to adapt.)
- 2 这里冬季严寒，气温常低于零下三十度。 (The winter here is extremely cold, with temperatures often below minus 30 degrees.)
- 3 他们在严寒中坚持工作了几个小时。 (They persisted in working for several hours in the extreme cold.)
- 4 严寒的气候对农作物生长非常不利。 (The extremely cold climate is very unfavorable for crop growth.)
- 5 面对严寒，他穿上了厚厚的羽绒服。 (Facing the extreme cold, he put on a thick down jacket.)
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