Now the hard winter has gone, we can cast off our winter clothing.严冬已过,现在我们可以把冬天的衣服脱掉收起来了。People are battening down in preparation for a hard winter.人们正在为即将来临的严冬做准备。It was a hard winter.那是一个严寒的冬天。We are facing the prospect of a very hard winter.我们将遇到一个严寒的冬季。I am expecting a long, hard winter.我估计冬天会漫长而寒冷。