in hard (/severe)winter; in the dead (/teeth) of winter; in mid winter ? 聽(tīng)了媽媽的這幾句話，象～里幾口開(kāi)水進(jìn)了肚，歐陽(yáng)海覺(jué)得周身熱呼呼的。(金敬邁《歐陽(yáng)海之歌》91) His mother’s words warmed Hai like a drink of hot water in the dead of winter./“～的，我們受不了呵！”有人在小聲嘀咕。(金敬邁《歐陽(yáng)海之歌》35)“It’s the middle of winter，”a man said in a low woice. “We’ll freeze up there.”
寒冬臘月han dong la yue
severe winter
寒冬臘月
severe winter;freezing winter; dead of winter
寒冬臘月hán dōnɡ là yuè
比喻嚴(yán)寒冬天。severe winter, in the teeth of winter, dead of winter