隆冬

lóng dōng shí lìng

隆冬时令

at the time of bitter winter

dǐng zhe lóng dōng bīng xuě

顶着隆冬冰雪

brave the winter snow

lóng dōng kù shǔ

隆冬酷暑

in deep winter and high summer

lú huǒ bèi fēng de hěn yán shi hǎo xiàng shì zài lóng dōng

炉火被封得很严实，好像是在隆冬。

The fire was banked up as high as if it were midwinter.